Mercy’s Latest Ardmore Expansion Brings Local Mental Health Clinician On Board

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Mercy’s Latest Ardmore Expansion Brings Local Mental Health Clinician On Board

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ARDMORE, Okla. – Mercy’s latest expansion in Ardmore brings a trusted local mental health provider into its award-winning local care system.

Tawnya Peery, APRN-CNP

Tawnya Peery, an advanced practice registered nurse-certified nurse practitioner (APRN-CNP), is accepting new patients at Mercy Clinic Behavioral Health – Ardmore Walnut Drive, located at 1108 Walnut Drive.

“It’s such a blessing to be able to transition my practice into Mercy,” said Peery, a 33-year healthcare professional. “Mercy’s mission and compassionate care are a perfect match for the vision I have for my career helping patients nurture and improve their mental health. I’m excited to be able to provide my patients seamless access to the other Mercy services available around Ardmore.”

Also seeing patients at the clinic is Dr. George Strickland, a Mercy psychiatrist whose primary location is Mercy Senior Behavioral Health – Ardmore at 1011 14th Ave. N.W.

About Peery

Peery began her healthcare career as an emergency medical technician in Oklahoma City. She also worked as a flight medic before earning her license as a registered nurse and working in an emergency department.

She decided to pursue psychiatry after experiencing the personal loss of a family member who struggled with mental illness and is determined to help patients experiencing similar struggles.

“We owe it to ourselves and our loved ones to take care of our minds just like any other part of the body,” said Peery.

Peery earned her graduate degree as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner from Midwestern State University in Texas. She is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for psychiatric and mental health nursing.

Visit the Mercy Clinic Behavioral Health – Ardmore Walnut Drive website on mercy.net or call 580-798-3966 for more information.

Mercy, one of the 15 largest U.S. health systems and named the top large system in the U.S. for excellent patient experience by NRC Health, serves millions annually with nationally recognized care and one of the nation’s largest and highest performing Accountable Care Organizations in quality and cost. Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including 55 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has over 1,000 physician practice locations and outpatient facilities, more than 5,000 physicians and advanced practitioners and more than 50,000 caregivers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In fiscal year 2025 alone, Mercy provided more than half a billion dollars of free care and other community benefits, including traditional charity care and unreimbursed Medicaid.