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351 Warren Clinic Vinita retirees Ronnie Carr, D.O., and his wife, Dowana
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64 In 1978, Dr. Ronnie Carr opened a family medicine practice in his hometown of Coweta, Oklahoma— along with his wife, Dowana. As clinic manager, she handled the business side of things. Think about the television show Marcus Welby, M.D., and you have a pretty clear idea of how Dr. Carr ran his medical practice— and how his fellow community members regarded him. Dr. Carr, who retired in 2014, now reflects on the years he spent serving his friends and neighbors in Coweta— from the time the practice first opened in 1978, until it affiliated with Warren Clinic in 1994.
“The way healthcare was delivered back then was so different. Family practice doctors did practically everything, from house calls to checking on senior patients, to delivering babies; in fact, I delivered over 300 babies in my time,” Dr. Carr said. In addition to Dr. Carr and Dowana, the practice’s staff also included another family medicine physician, two nurses and a receptionist at the front desk. “Ronnie and I both grew up in Coweta—so we knew just about everyone. On the first day we opened
