Corner Health Sturgis School-Linked Clinic, formerly known as The Student Help & Healing Center, sees youth ages 3-21. The clinic is located at 1555 E Chicago Road, Sturgis, MI 49091. Hours are Monday through Friday 7:30am-4:00pm, and closed for lunch 12:00pm through 1:00pm. You can schedule an appointment by calling 269-216-9170.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Corner Health Center has hired Johanna Orca-Handyside, PA-C, as its Certified Physician Assistant at its Sturgis School-Linked Clinic. The Sturgis site is the Corner's newest school-based health site; Orca-Handyside will join Medical Assistant Brianna O'Brien at Sturgis's health center.
“I am so excited to be practicing in Sturgis, caring for the children of a community that helped raise me,” Orca-Handyside said. “My practice is based on forming meaningful connections with my patients and ensuring that all medical care is provided in an atmosphere of mutual trust and understanding without judgment. As a long-time resident of the area, I understand the needs within our community and I’m looking forward to being able to meet those needs and to uncover other areas in which our young and adolescent population can be supported.”
Growing up in Sturgis, Orca-Handyside earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan (2003) and her master’s at Western Michigan University (2020). Prior to her work at the Corner, Orca-Handyside served as a Care Provider for Oak Street Health (CVS Health) in Mishawaka, Indiana.
The healing center offers same-day appointments to children ages 3-21 years old for things such as yearly physical exams, dental and vision screenings, point-of-care tests, crisis intervention, sports physicals, sick visits, immunizations, sports injuries, and referrals for resources such as food, shelter, financial issues, and transportation. The center accepts and bills all insurance but will not turn any young person away. In addition, support can be provided in Spanish. For more information, click here.
JOB POSTING: Corner Health Sturgis has a posting for a School Based Therapist, so feel free to pass this job posting along if you know of someone that might be interested.