Registered nurse Charles Collins’ career path to the ER at Mercy Hospital Logan County’s ER is long and varied. He serves as clinical manager.
Collins was hired at Mercy Logan in June of 2025 after transferring from Mercy Hospital Watonga. He has a home in Crescent and wanted to work closer to home. In 1995 Collins joined the United States Navy as part of the Navy Hospital Corpsmen
Navy Hospital Corpsmen (HMs) are enlisted medical specialists for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps provide frontline healthcare, emergency trauma care, and daily medical support to sailors and Marines. They are highly trained in diverse fields, including laboratory, dentistry, and combat medicine, and are known for serving alongside Marine units. “We have a vast scope that we can work from,” Collins said. “While in the military I went through advanced, rigorous training, obtained paramedic certification.”…