Buffy Froning, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner & Ripsi, Mercer Health Service Dog
Beverly (Buffy) Froning is originally from St. Henry, OH and joined Mercer Health Medical Group Mental Wellness in November 2023. Prior to obtaining her Master’s as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Buffy worked at Mercer Health as a nurse in Acute Care, Surgery, Information Technology, Urgent Care and Obstetrics. Buffy states that although she loved her previous roles as a nurse, she looks forward to helping provide a much needed service in the community.
Buffy will often be accompanied by Ripsi, a service dog specially trained to comfort anxious and depressed patients.
In her free time Buffy enjoys training her dogs, reading, starting a new golf hobby and spending time with her family, especially her twin grandbabies.