Loreen Ibala, NP, joined PeaceHealth Ketchikan as a Family Nurse Practitioner in Ketchikan’s new Same Day Care clinic in 2023. Loreen is a compassionate, experienced Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care, Express Care, Urgent Care and Immediate Care. Loreen received her Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner, from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. She enjoys the variety of cases that Same Day clinics provide. She is experienced in treating pediatric patients ages 3 months and older and adults. Loreen is skilled in evaluating, treating and educating on a broad array of illnesses and injuries that need same day exam or treatment planning that cannot wait for a primary care visit but not serious enough for a ER visit. Commonly seen complaints include wounds, joint injuries, simple lacerations, upper respiratory illnesses, skin problems, dysuria and more. Loreen is AANP certified. Her husband and two boys join her. They are excited about living in Alaska and exploring the great outdoors.