Providers

“I chose to practice in urgent care because no two days are ever the same. Because PAs are educated and trained in various medical specialties, it was important to me to choose a field where I could work with a diverse patient population and treat a variety of medical conditions. Every day in urgent care provides the potential for professional growth and learning that can better equip me to serve my community.”

Courtney Hovestadt is a board-certified physician assistant who specializes in treating patients in urgent care settings.

Hovestadt’s greatest goal and motivating factor is to improve health care accessibility in her community. She feels it is an incredible privilege to work as an extension of her primary care and emergency room colleagues to help bridge the health care gap when patients are in need.

Hovestadt received her master’s degree in physician assistant studies at Hofstra University.

The mountains are her happy place, where she loves skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer with her husband. She has been a distance runner for most of her life, so she often can be found training for her next race or curled up with a good mystery novel if she is taking some time to rest.

Dr. Hannah Smith is a board-certified family physician in Rural Hall, North Carolina. She was born and raised in Ohio, where she received her undergraduate degree at Ohio University and medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine. As many Ohioans have been known to do, she moved to North Carolina and this is where she completed her family medicine residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital. Dr. Smith enjoys serving patients of all ages and finds the most meaningful aspect of her job to be the relationships she forms with her patients, which she hopes will be long-term. She loves primary care for its variety, but does have special clinical interests in women’s health, geriatrics, preventative health, chronic disease management, and mental health. Dr. Smith also enjoys her time outside of the office, which always involves some type of exercise, sprinkled in with gardening, cooking, reading, hiking, hanging with her fur babies, or making memories with friends and family.

“I have always felt an authentic connection to women, a connection characterized by mutual trust, empathy, loyalty and compassion. It is my greatest honor to serve women through all seasons of life.”

Grace Morrison is a board-certified physician assistant who focuses on women’s health care.

The lure of medicine found her at age 8, when she began helping to care for her grandmother. Morrison has worked as a medical scribe for a women’s sexual health specialist, and she attributes that experience to deepening her interest in the intricacies of women’s health.

Morrison received her master’s degree in physician assistant studies at Wingate University.

In her leisure time, she loves baking sourdough bread, testing out new recipes, listening to audiobooks and shopping for flowers. She and her husband especially enjoy trying new restaurants, going on long walks and watching movies. Morrison also enjoys chatting on the phone with long-distance family and friends.

“I believe I am able to make a difference every day by helping our patients achieve the best possible outcome with their pregnancy. I love the opportunity to care for a broad area of medical concerns for women.”
Dr. Heiner is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN). He specializes in normal and high-risk cases and emergency surgery. He has extensive experience in general gynecologic surgery, laparoscopy, urogynecology and pelvic/vaginal reconstructive surgery.
He has delivered more than 7,000 babies during his career, and he appreciates and utilizes the technological developments that advance patient care. He is fluent in Japanese.
Dr. Heiner received his medical degree at the University of Utah. He completed a residency at the University of Virginia.
He and his wife have a blended family of 8 children. He holds a diploma in French culinary arts. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, traveling, backpacking and camping with his family.