Decatur County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) recently welcomed Dr. Anxhela Treska, an OB-GYN, to the health network’s 
staff.
Dr. Treska was born and raised in Albania. Her country was experiencing a civil war and her mother decided to send her to the United Stated to attend college when she was 18. She first attended St. Mary’s College in Michigan, among the first group of students to leave Albania during the war.
While in school, Treska met her husband. To give herself time to focus on her family, especially her children, Treska took a four year break between college and medical school. She attended medical school at Michigan State University.
Dr. Treska completed her residency in Georgia, allowing her family to be close to her husband’s two brothers, both of which are in the US Army. She said both she and her husband have always wanted to live in a small town to raise their children, ages eight and five.
Through a recruiting service, Treska interviewed at four different Indiana hospitals. Treska said she liked the people in Greensburg and her needs coincided with those of DCMH. Treska is strongly OB-GYN oriented and offers services for women before, during and after their childbearing years.
While Treska is trained and eager to provide care related to all aspects of obstetric and gynecological health, she said she is most excited about treating the older population of women, particularly dealing with the issues of incontinence and pelvic reconstruction.
“I like helping women take care of themselves,” Treska said. “I think the older population is fun to take care of; they speak their minds. They’ve been through it all and I was really drawn to that.”
Though her practice will cover all OB-GYN services, Dr. Treska said she believes there is a real need in Decatur County for gynecological services not related to childbirth. There are many issues that can occur and having a specialist nearby will save patients long drives to bigger cities, Treska said. She wants to make the lives of local women easier by providing the care they need here rather than forcing them to travel.
In regards to medical issues facing women, especially older women, Treska said, “It’s not a medically necessary thing, but it’s a quality of life thing. When they come through the door, they’re so informed and educated and ask all the right questions. That’s what I like about it. They spend all their lives taking care of others and now they are focusing on themselves.”
There have been many big advances in women’s care in the last several years, which makes it an exciting time to be in the OB-GYN field, Treska said.
“My profession has an obligation to make women empowered, especially about their health,” Treska said.
Dr. Treska will begin seeing patients on Monday and said she is looking forward to setting down roots in Decatur County and establishing a continuity of care, potentially seeing patients from birth until old age. She also said she looks forward to working with other local doctors to provide the best care possible.
“My goal is to stay,” Treska said. “I’d like my kids to grow up in a small community. I’ve moved around a lot and I’m tired of living my life in chunks. We’re here to stay and be part of the community.”
Treska will be working in the Women’s Care office with Dr. Wayne Perry. Their office is located in the medical office building at 955 North Michigan Avenue. The office is open Monday through Friday and can be reached at 812-222-CARE or 812-222-BABY.
Both Dr. Treska’s and Dr. Perry’s services are covered by the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace. For coverage beginning Jan. 1, applications must be filed by Dec. 15. DCMH offers health coverage educational sessions to help clients sign up for insurance. More information is available at the hospital website at www.dcmh.net/marketplace.