Nurse Practitioner Heather Montgomery Mitchell is originally from Henderson NC. She graduated from Watts School of Nursing in 1998. She earned a Master’s of Science degree in Nursing at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and graduated with honors and has been a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner since 2008. Heather was a registered nurse for 11 years with the North Carolina Board of Nursing and specialized in med/surg and the operating room. Then, she became licensed as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the North Carolina Medical Board in 2008. She is certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the American College of Nurse Practitioners, and the Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society. Since becoming a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner, she has specialized in orthopedics and has worked with Emerge Ortho, formerly known as Triangle Orthopedics where she continued to impact the lives of her community. Her experiences have led her to extend her passion to the Franklin County community.

Heather resides in Henderson, NC. She is a member of South Henderson Church of God. Her family has partnered with World Reach Partners over the past 4 years, participating in medical mission trips to Africa and Haiti. Her desire is to use her medical practice as a ministry to impact lives for the Kingdom.

Brittany Newell is now accepting new primary care patients. Brittany was born and raised in Franklin County and is excited to be given the opportunity to meet the healthcare needs of her local community. Brittany attended East Carolina University where she received her bachelor’s degree in Nursing. She spent 7 years working in the Emergency Department and Trauma Center in Greenville, North Carolina, followed by 4 years in urgent care as a registered nurse before returning to school to get her master’s degree as a Nurse Practitioner from Walden University. After graduation, Brittany joined our staff at Impact as an urgent care provider and has now transitioned to primary care.

Brittany is married and has 2 children ages 14 and 6. She has a passion for helping others and giving back to the community and local schools by volunteering her time.

Dana Browning is originally from Henderson, North Carolina, where she graduated from Northern Vance High School in 2001. She received an Associates Degree in Allied Health from Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia. She graduated from Wayne Community College in 2006 with her Associates Degree in Nursing and completed her Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2012 from Winston Salem State University. She earned her Masters Degree in Nursing from Chamberlain University in 2020 and has been board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Browning was a registered nurse for 16 years, specializing in emergency nursing. Browning worked in both small, rural settings as well as a Level I trauma center. This experience helped her mature into an FNP with a wealth of clinical expertise. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Browning became an FNP in 2020 and since becoming board-certified, she has worked at Impact as an urgent care provider.

Dana and her husband Wayne have a son and live in Franklinton, North Carolina, where they love spending time with family, traveling, and participating in outdoor activities. Dana looks forward to giving back to her community by helping her fellow citizens in their time of need.

Nurse Practitioner Heather Montgomery Mitchell is originally from Henderson NC. She graduated from Watts School of Nursing in 1998. She earned a Master’s of Science degree in Nursing at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and graduated with honors and has been a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner since 2008. Heather was a registered nurse for 11 years with the North Carolina Board of Nursing and specialized in med/surg and the operating room. Then, she became licensed as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the North Carolina Medical Board in 2008. She is certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the American College of Nurse Practitioners, and the Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society. Since becoming a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner, she has specialized in orthopedics and has worked with Emerge Ortho, formerly known as Triangle Orthopedics where she continued to impact the lives of her community. Her experiences have led her to extend her passion to the Franklin County community.

Heather resides in Henderson, NC. She is a member of South Henderson Church of God. Her family has partnered with World Reach Partners over the past 4 years, participating in medical mission trips to Africa and Haiti. Her desire is to use her medical practice as a ministry to impact lives for the Kingdom.

Meagan Brewer Coker is a native of Franklin County. She attended Franklin County Schools and graduated as valedictorian of Louisburg High School’s 2008 class. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from East Carolina University in 2012. While in nursing school, she worked and volunteered as an EMT-Intermediate, and she began working in an emergency department (ED) as a registered nurse shortly after graduation. She has experience working in both a small, rural ED as well as a Level I trauma center, and she appreciates the knowledge and skills that she has gained from working in both settings. Coker returned to East Carolina University and earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice （DNP) degree in the family nurse practitioner concentration in 2021. Her DNP project was completed in partnership with Louisburg Police Department and aimed to reduce stress for first responders and citizens with communication disorders through the promotion of QR code medical profiles. Coker is board certified as a family nurse practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She also holds certifications through the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing as a certified emergency nurse and as a trauma-certified registered nurse.

She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Emergency Nurses Association, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She joined Impact as a nurse practitioner in 2021 after completing two of her student clinical rotations here.

Coker is married with two dogs and five (four were a surprise!) cats. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the gym and walking outdoors. She also has continued to pursue further education by taking nursing-based courses in disaster management. She looks forward to giving back to her home community by helping to meet the health care needs of Franklin County citizens through her work at Impact.

As a fellow Franklin County resident, I am pleased to provide urgent care to my fellow Franklin County residents. I am a graduate of Bunn High School and have lived in Franklin County since 2000. I graduated from Nash Community College with my associate degree in nursing and completed my bachelor’s degree at Winston Salem State. As a nurse, I worked in a level one trauma center as an emergency room nurse for ten years. Then continued my education at South University, where I obtained my Family Nurse Practitioner. Before joining Impact, I worked at Wake County Health Department providing care mostly in women’s health and obstetrics.

I am thrilled to use my skills and emergency medicine experience to bring quality health care to this area. In my downtime, I enjoy playing with my two handsome boys and traveling as much as possible.