Geriatric Specialist Joins Medical Staff at Crittenden Regional Hospital

September 15, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Koyia L. Figures, M.D., a specialist in Internal and Geriatric Medicine has joined the medical staff at Crittenden Regional Hospital. Dr. Figures is also the medical director of the Delta Center on Aging Clinic.

Dr. Figures received her M.D. degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Memphis.

According to the American Geriatrics Society, geriatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life.

A geriatrician is a medical doctor who is specially trained to prevent and manage the unique and, oftentimes, multiple health concerns of older adults. Older persons may react to illness and disease differently than younger adults. Geriatricians are able to treat older patients, manage multiple disease symptoms, and develop care plans that address the special health care needs of older adults.

Dr. Figures practice is located in the Delta Center on Aging, 304 S. Rhodes, West Memphis. For an appointment with Dr. Figures or information on the services provided, call (870) 733.3867 or 866.755.5143/Toll Free.