Hospital Affiliations: Gritman Medical Center
Nursing School: RN-BSN and Masters of Nursing at
Washington State University
Certification: University of Cincinnati Medical School in genetics,
Wound Care Certified through the National
Alliance of Wound Care.
Professional Affiliation: Academy of Nurse Practitioners,
American Diabetes Association,
National Alliance of Wound Care
Lousie Collins is a certified nurse practioner in family medicine who has a special interest in adult health, chronic disease management, diabetes education, wound care, and genetics. She is also an advocate for excellence and access in rural health care. Louise currently practices in our Moscow office Tuesday through Friday and sees patients in Pullman ReadyCare on Mondays. Louise enjoys gourmet cooking and wine pairing, gardening, reading (cookbooks are her favorite), WSU cougar football, traveling, and spending time outdoors with her family and chesapeake bay retrievers. She was also the recipient of the WSU Presidents Award for "Best RN-BSN Student, Eastern Washington."