Welcome to Kokomo Howard Wellness Center
The Kokomo Howard Wellness Center, provides a convenient, no cost option for acute, preventive, and wellness focused primary care services for all City and County employees and their families enrolled in your employer’s respective health plan. Healthcare coordination can help you get healthy and stay healthy in all aspects of your life. The services provided can be shared with your personal primary care physician.
Our office is pleased to provide you online access to your health information through our secure patient portal. Please visit patient portal to create your account.
Schedule an appointment
To schedule an in-person or virtual visit, call 765-236-8800 or schedule an appointment online.
If you need an appointment sooner than what is available online please call the office to see if we can accommodate you.
Virtual/telephonic visits
If you are an established patient and would like a telephonic/virtual visit with one of our providers, please call Kokomo Howard Wellness Center 765-236-8800.
Contact us
Kokomo Howard Wellness Center
317 S Berkley Rd.
Kokomo, IN 46901
765-236-8800
Clinic hours of operation
Monday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
2025 Holiday Hours
Our office will be closed on the following dates:
January 1 - New Year’s Day
January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
April 18 - Good Friday
May 26 - Memorial Day
July 4 - Independence Day
September 1- Labor Day
November 27-28 - Thanksgiving
December 24-25 - Christmas
Services provided
Medical services
- Annual physical exams/wellness exams
- Sick visits
- Chronic disease management
- Sports physicals
- Laboratory services
- Immunizations
Medication services
- On-site generic medication dispensing
- Medication review
Nutrition services
- Nutrition counseling
Behavioral health services
- Mental and behavioral health counseling
- Individual and family counseling
- Suicide prevention resources
On-site medication dispensing
- Commonly dispensed medication list
- Only prescriptions written by the clinic providers
Meet our team
Ashley Johnston, DNP, FNP-C
Ashley received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in nursing from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Health from Brock University. Ashley works as a Family Nurse Practitioner at the wellness center. She has also worked with transplant patients in the hospital as well as urgent care and family practice. She enjoys developing individualized plans to help patients achieve their health goals. In her free time, she loves crafting and spending time outdoors with her three children.
Jennifer Henke, RN
Jennifer Henke was born and raised in the St. Louis area. A United States Navy Veteran that found her passion for nursing as hospital corpsman during her four years of active duty. She studied nursing at Ivy Tech and has been a registered nurse for over 11 years. She has one adult son and daughter-in-law. In her downtime Jennifer enjoys shopping, traveling, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
Sherisa Johnson, LPN
Sherisa Johnson was born and raised in Kokomo, IN. She received her LPN from Ivy Tech in Kokomo in 1995. Her nursing experience has been in long term care until she decided to take a try at primary care and absolutely loves it! She was blessed with two sons and two wonderful daughter-in-laws. In 2019, she married Timothy Johnson and was blessed with six more children and 10 grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family and her 3 English Bulldogs - Bella, Bo, and Hank.
Val Amend, RD
Val received her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science from Ball State University. She has former experience in teaching courses at Ball State University and Indiana University Kokomo and as a nutrition instructor at The Chef’s Academy in Indianapolis. When Val is not focusing on patient nutrition and education, she stays busy with her dogs, loves to bake and enjoys outdoor activities like distance running, hiking and road biking.
Doris Kirkpatrick, LMHC
Doris received her Bachelor's degree from Taylor University and her Master's degree from Ball State University. She has taught courses at Ball State, Ivy Tech, and IU-Kokomo in the past. While at home she enjoys reading, cooking, drawing, gardening, and playing with her cat Dumpling.