Going the distance

Nurse practitioner to the elderly makes house calls a priority

BY PATTIE DURHAM

Inspired by her beloved grandmother and the struggle she had getting medical help in rural north Florida, Madetric N. Wood opened her nurse practitioner practice in geriatrics — where she literally goes out of her way to reach patients who couldn’t make it to her office. 

She spends mornings seeing patients at her office but every afternoon, Wood makes house calls for patients who are homebound or have difficulty getting to the office. Her dedication compels her to travel as far north as Sebastian to as far south as Jupiter.