Amanda and Kory both grew up here and dated while in high school. After graduation, they headed off in different directions -- she to the University of Kansas, he to Stanford -- with thoughts of "meeting up" four years later in Kansas City.

They did meet up, but in Atlanta. Amanda pursued her graduate degree in physical therapy and Kory entered medical school at Emory University. They also got married. And by the time he had completed his residency in Columbia, MO, they had started a family -- it was time to choose where to settle down and establish Dr. Jackson's family practice.

"When I left Hutchinson to go to college, I really didn't think there was any chance I'd ever be coming back here to live," Kory recalls. But as the Jacksons were looking around and weighing their options, he received an offer from Hutchinson Clinic.

Amanda admits, "We were surprised by how much the medical community had grown here. We weren't aware of the wide range of specialists that had been added and the way Hutchinson had developed into
a regional medical center serving such a wide area."

(Hutchinson Hospital is a 200-bed facility employing more than 1,100. It is on an 83-acre campus which also includes centers for cancer treatment, mental health, residential care for the elderly, and Hutchinson Heart & Vascular. There are also several medical centers here including the Hutchinson Clinic, with 65 physicians representing the major specialties of medicine and a staff of over 700 healthcare professionals.)

"Overall, I've been very happy that we came back. It's just a great medical and family community," Kory says. "My patients get great care as well as my family can get great care."

Amanda feels that this is a great place to raise a family. "Hutchinson is big enough to have lots to do with our children." They especially like the zoo, water parks, and nature center. "And the recreation commission has so many good programs...plus there's a really nice indoor pool at the YMCA and all its other activities." The Jacksons recently saw their first-ever rodeo -- the Pretty Prairie Rodeo, a popular annual event in Reno County for 70 years. "The kids were so excited to see real cowboys," she says, "And it was just a great family outing."

A bonus for Amanda and Kory is the number of other young families here.
"We have made some great friends, Kory really likes his job, the kids love being close to their grandparents...
I'm glad we came back," Amanda summarizes.  

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