Sonora, CA…Board-certified family nurse practitioner Cindy L. Thomas, DNP, FNP-C, has joined the primary care team at Adventist Health Sonora’s Health Pavilion Primary Care Medical Office. With a strong focus on caring for those with chronic and acute conditions, Thomas sees patients with hypertension, obesity, asthma and more. She also provides primary care for adults and children, including wellness checks and physicals, women’s health and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries.

Thomas cares for patients from a holistic perspective, which encompasses their physical, mental and spiritual health. “I want to reduce, prevent or reverse chronic illness by integrating healthy lifestyles into the medical regimen,” she says. “I love establishing relationships with patients, educating them and optimizing their health.”

“I integrate evidence-based practices in patient care,” Thomas continues. “I want my patients to know the medications they are taking, the therapies that are ordered and the rationale behind them.”

Thomas earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., and bachelor’s degree in nursing from Samuel Merritt University in Oakland. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Thomas enjoys spending time with her husband and their two daughters, and her interests include exercising, bike riding and weight training.

Thomas is accepting new patients and may be reached at Adventist Health Sonora Medical Office – Pavilion Primary Care, located at 900 Mono Way, in Sonora. More information and appointments, including virtual visits, are available by calling 209-536-6925.

About Adventist Health Sonora
Adventist Health Sonora is a not-for-profit 152-bed health care facility including 72 acute beds, 12 swing beds, 68 skilled nursing beds and a large network of clinics, owned and operated by Adventist Health in Roseville, California. In addition to emergency and acute care services, other Adventist Health Sonora services include advanced cardiac care, cancer center, diagnostic imaging, home health, hospice, intensive care, obstetrics, rural health, surgical services, wellness center, wound care and hyperbaric oxygen, and over 20 primary care, urgent care and specialty clinics. The Medical Center provided care for 159,498 outpatient visits, 89,983 diagnostic imaging tests, 29,107 home care visits, 31,150 emergency department visits, and 4,421 hospital discharges in 2017. Staffed by over 180 physicians, 1,490 employees, and 120 volunteers, Adventist Health Sonora is the largest private employer in Tuolumne County. For more information about the Medical Center visit www.adventisthealthsonora.org.
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