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Barbara Pruitt is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in palliative medicine, currently serving at St. Mary’s Hospital since September 2019. With a strong focus on improving quality of life for patients with serious illnesses, Barbara's expertise includes education, symptom management, and advanced care planning. Previous positions include Family Nurse Practitioner roles at Wellstar Urgent Care and Piedmont Healthcare, where responsibilities encompassed palliative medicine and wound care. Earlier career experience includes serving as Palliative Medicine Lead Nurse Practitioner at WellStar Health System and various nursing roles at Northwest Georgia Surgical Specialists and Cartersville Medical Center. Barbara holds a Master of Science in Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner from Emory University, earned between 2010 and 2012.