Locations
1510 Hannah Valley Road
Goldthwaite Texas, 76844
Phone: (325) 648-2263
Fax: (325) 648-3150
Specialites
Family MedicineWound Care
Date Joined
2016
About Crystal Dowell, FNP,MSN, BSN
Crystal Dowell, Family Nurse Practitioner, is seeing patients at Coryell Health Medical Clinic- Mills County full time, taking walk-in and same day appointments. Crystal has been in the nursing field for over twenty years, having earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas- Arlington and her Master’s of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) from South University.
Crystal grew up in Goldthwaite and enjoys spending time there, with her husband and four children.
Accepting all insurance including Medicare | Medicaid | Tricare
Education
South University- MSN Nursing 2015
University of Texas at Arlington- BSN Nursing 2012
Central Texas College- ADN Nursing 2006
Ranger College- Vocational Nurse Certificate 1999
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