Practice Opening February 4, 2019
Grand Lake Healthcare is a world-class nurse practitioner practice specializing in family medicine right in the heart of Grove, Oklahoma. Patients from all over Delaware County and surrounding communities can rely on the practice’s skilled providers for a variety of healthcare needs, including the management of diabetes and hypertension, sports physicals, and annual wellness exams.
Located inside a beautiful building previously owned by Dr. Robert Hopper, Grand Lake Healthcare offers individualized care that provides equal parts compassionate and high-quality. Providers highlight prevention and wellness, with a focus on putting the "care" back into "healthcare” for patients of all ages, from infants to the geriatric-aged.
Each patient that walks through the practice’s doors has the ability to utilize targeted lifestyle modification counseling and nutritional therapy to address their overall health. With professional guidance, incorporating physical activity and healthy dietary choices into an everyday routine becomes attainable and curbing the effects of problems like high cholesterol becomes reality. Holistic care is a staple of the practice, treating the mind, body, and spirit of every patient.
The staff and providers are all known for their friendly demeanors. That’s how Grand Lake Healthcare has been able to build strong bonds and relationships with patients. Grand Lake Healthcare is locally owned and operated.
To join the family at Grand Lake Healthcare, call the office today and schedule an appointment with one of the experienced, helpful practitioners.
Grand Lake Healthcare is a world-class nurse practitioner practice specializing in family medicine right in the heart of Grove, Oklahoma. Patients from all over Delaware County and surrounding communities can rely on the practice’s skilled providers for a variety of healthcare needs, including the management of diabetes and hypertension, sports physicals, and annual wellness exams.
Located inside a beautiful building previously owned by Dr. Robert Hopper, Grand Lake Healthcare offers individualized care that provides equal parts compassionate and high-quality. Providers highlight prevention and wellness, with a focus on putting the "care" back into "healthcare” for patients of all ages, from infants to the geriatric-aged.
Each patient that walks through the practice’s doors has the ability to utilize targeted lifestyle modification counseling and nutritional therapy to address their overall health. With professional guidance, incorporating physical activity and healthy dietary choices into an everyday routine becomes attainable and curbing the effects of problems like high cholesterol becomes reality. Holistic care is a staple of the practice, treating the mind, body, and spirit of every patient.
The staff and providers are all known for their friendly demeanors. That’s how Grand Lake Healthcare has been able to build strong bonds and relationships with patients. Grand Lake Healthcare is locally owned and operated.
To join the family at Grand Lake Healthcare, call the office today and schedule an appointment with one of the experienced, helpful practitioners.
Meet Our Supervising Physician: Dr. Cox
Doug Cox M.D. is a graduate of University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. After completing a Family Medicine residency at the University of Tulsa Medical College, Dr. Cox has practiced in Grove, OK. Dr. Cox has practiced both Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine over the last 35 years. He has received many awards including Oklahoma Family Physician of the Year Award (X2), and the Hero of Emergency Medicine Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians. The director of the Grove Emergency Medical Services, Dr. Cox also completed 12 years in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, where he was Chairman of the Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee for Health Care.
He and his wife have 3 grown children and 6 grandchildren. He enjoys hobbies of playing on Grand Lake and flying his Cessna 172 airplane.
Meet Our CNP: Joseph Gelinas
Joseph Gelinas, ARPN-CNP, of Grand Lake Healthcare in Grove, Oklahoma, became a Paramedic in 1995. He provided Emergency transportation care on both the ground and in the air. In 2004 he became a Registered Nurse, a graduate of NEO A&M college, shortly thereafter he acquired his Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
He began managing the ER, ICU, and Telemetry for nearly 4 years. It was at a time Mr. Gelinas believed God was calling him to the bedside, so he enrolled in The University of Oklahoma Nurse Practitioner program, where he received his Master's degree in science. He became a certified Nurse Practitioner in Family Care in 2010. He has continued to provide primary care for the people in the community which he loves so much.
Married to Cherlyn Gelinas for 16 years with four grown children and an adopted 7-year-old son, life is never boring. Cherlyn is currently attending the University of Tulsa as a third-year law student.
