The KidzNow Urgent Care Story

Evelyn Straughter is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner skilled in team-oriented nursing professional with six years of experience in multiple disciplines such as Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Telemetry, Bariatric, Orthopedics, Medical, Surgical, Renal specialties, and pre/post-operative patients. Evelyn is a 12-year veteran of U.S. Air Force and after serving her country decided to begin her true passion of nursing. She earned her Registered Nursing degree at San Antonio College, Bachelor’s Degree in Child Psychology from American Military University, and her Master in Nursing degree from Regis College. Her true passion has always been caring for the pediatric population but she also enjoying caring for the whole life span. When she is not providing compassionate care to her patients, Evelyn and her family enjoy spending family time, traveling, and being outdoors.

Originally from Colorado, Taos Good is a Board Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with over ten years of Neonatal Intensive Care experience. She began her career at the Children’s Hospital of Colorado, completed several travel nursing assignments, and ultimately settled in Texas caring for the tiniest patients at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Taos enjoys treating pediatric patients of all ages, creating a care plan that fits both the patient and family to promote optimal health and wellness. When she is not caring for patients, Taos enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and three dogs.

Sandra is a Board-Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with 15 years’ experience working in Pediatrics. Originally from McAllen, TX she received her Registered Nurse degree at South Texas College and began her career in nursing with a passion for helping the Pediatric population. She began nursing in the Pediatric ICU, then dedicated 2 years as an Oncology nurse at Vannie Cook Clinic, a part of Texas Childrens, to care for children in her community. After moving to San Antonio, she received her BSN from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ while continuing to work in the Pediatric ICU at University hospital, SAMMC, and as a flight nurse with the Baptist Pediatric Transport team. With the goal to improve patient outcomes and increase acute care availability to children/families, she chose to obtain her master’s degree at Houston Baptist University and became a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. As a proud first generation Mexican American and mother of 4 beautiful daughters, her goal is to provide high-quality patient centered healthcare to families in the San Antonio area. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, 3 dogs, traveling, and gardening.

Born and raised in El Paso, Fernando Frescas is a Family Nurse Practitioner. He attended college in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania before returning home to El Paso and enlisting in the Army where he was a combat medic and X-Ray tech and later an LVN. He obtained his BSN from Texas Tech and later his MSN from UTEP. He has experience in Med-Surg, Renal Transplant, Cardiology, and the Emergency Room. Fernando has been a Nurse Practitioner since 2018 and has practiced in pediatric clinics the entire time. He is a huge football (Philadelphia Eagles) and baseball (Philadelphia Phillies) fan and loves traveling, history, and spending time with his wife, son, daughter, and his 3 dogs. Fernando also enjoys dressing up like Santa Claus for the kids at Christmas.