

Providers
Physicians
Specialty
- Family Medicine
- Hospitalist Services
A graduate of William Jewell College, Zachary Frey, D.O., earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and completed his residency in June 2012 through UNMC's Lincoln Family Medicine... Continue Reading
Specialty
- Family Medicine
I am a native of Western Nebraska, but first moved to Hastings with my family in 1967, and have called this my hometown ever since. I graduated from Hastings High School in 1977 and from Hastings College four years later. I received my M.D.... Continue Reading
Specialty
- Family Medicine
Dr. Brett Malchow received a Bachelor's Degree in biology and natural sciences at Midland Lutheran College in Fremont and his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He completed his residency with the Lincoln... Continue Reading
Specialty
- Family Medicine
- Hospitalist Services
Nitzel earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wheaton College and his Medical Degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He completed his family medicine residency in 1999 with St. Francis Family Practice in Wichita, KS. Prior to... Continue Reading
Katie Thompson, MD, is seeing patients at Hastings Family Care.
A Valentine native, Dr. Thompson received her Bachelor’s Degree from Wayne State College and her Medical Degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She... Continue Reading
Healthcare Professionals
Specialty
DeAnn started her nursing career over 30 years ago and has been the manager of the MLH diabetes program since 2001. Prior to working in Diabetes Education she worked in Oncology nursing, Home Care, and Medical Surgical nursing. She has advanced... Continue Reading
Specialty
Holdrege native Dillon Hixson, PharmD, is working as the ambulatory pharmacist at Hastings Family Care (HFC).
Hixson attended Concordia College in Seward before graduating from the University of Nebraska Medical Center Pharmacy School in... Continue Reading
Advanced Practice Providers
Education: St. Cecilia High School, Central Community College, Hastings College, then PA program at UNMC in Omaha
Why did you become a provider? "I started in health information and business, and I realized I liked the medical part of it,... Continue Reading
Specialty
- Family Medicine
- Wound Care
Lisa Brown, APRN, has joined the Mary Lanning Healthcare team, splitting her time between the MLH Wound Center and Hastings Family Care’s Acute Care Clinic.
The Lawrence-Nelson graduate, attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln... Continue Reading
Gwen attended Creighton University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in 2000. She worked in Grand Island at St. Francis until she completed her graduate degree. She graduated from UNMC in 2005 with a Master’s of... Continue Reading
A Hastings native, Danielle Malchow received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biopsychology from Hastings College and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Creighton University School of Nursing — Mary Lanning Campus. She received her... Continue Reading
Dacia Oakeson, APRN, grew up in Hastings and attended Hastings Senior High School. She earned her BSN and MSN (family nurse practitioner) at Creighton University — Mary Lanning campus, and I has a post-master’s certificate in... Continue Reading
Jordan Isabella Witte, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, sees children, adolescents and adults for psychiatric evaluation and management at Hastings Family Care (HFC).
Originally from Ogallala, Witte earned a Bachelor of Music before completing the... Continue Reading














