Memorial announces formation of Chester Medical Group; new physicians scheduled to arrive soon

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Memorial Hospital and the physicians of Chester and Steeleville Clinics are pleased to announce the development of the Chester Medical Group. The Chester Medical Group was formed in and effort to provide for long-term working relationships with current physicians and will help to attract and retain new doctors and medical professionals interested in providing quality patient care in a rural community setting. The new organization will include Drs. Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing, James Krieg and Stephen Platt along with general surgeons, Dr. Allan Liefer and Dr. Scott Hinze. Physician assistants, Jamie Hess, Angela Albertini and Richard Kleinschmidt will be members of the Chester Medical Group as well.

As a result of this collaborative effort between Memorial Hospital and it's active medical staff, two new physicians will be joining the Chester Medical Group in the near future. Dr. Joseph Molnar from Davenport, Iowa and Dr. Shannon Price from Bettendorf, Iowa are scheduled to begin seeing family medicine patients at the Chester and Steelville Clinics beginning in April and August respectively.