Two psychiatrists from the Lanning Center for Behavioral Services in Hastings will begin seeing patients in McCook on a part-time basis.

Karen Reinertsen, M.D. and George Paskewitz, M.D. will see patients twice a month at the Midwest Center for Behavioral Services at 801 West C in McCook, located in the Stinnette Building, owned by Community Hospital of McCook.

Dr. Reinertsen is board certified in general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. She is currently a staff psychiatrist at the Lanning Center for Behavioral Services—Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings. She completed medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1982 and an internship in pediatrics from UNMC in 1983. In 1986, she completed a three-year residency in psychiatry from the University of Texas Health Science Center. She also completed a fellowship in child psychiatry from the University of Texas Health Science Center in 1987.

Dr. Paskewitz has been affiliated with the Lanning Center since 1992, specializing in general psychiatry. He was raised in Gothenburg and graduated from Kearney State College in 1964. He graduated from the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, Fla. in 1969 and completed his general psychiatry residency from the U.S. Naval Hospital, Oakland, Cali. in 1973.

Dr. Paskewitz will see patients of all ages including Hillcrest Nursing Home residents. Dr. Reinertsen will work with children through younger adults. The two psychiatrists join Carlene Keller of McCook, licensed mental health practitioner, who is a full-time therapist at the Midwest Center. Carlene provides counseling for children and adults.

The Midwest Center is a joint venture between Community Hospital and Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings. For more information on how to make an appointment with the two psychiatrists or Keller, call the Midwest Center for Behavioral Services at 308-345-5333.