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Dr. Jain: The Heart of Kennett

Photo essay from the Missouri Photo Workshop in Kennett, Missouri
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Dr. Dave Jain, 63, walks down a hallway of the shuttered and gutted Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. Prior to its closure in 2018, Dr. Jain had worked in the hospital for decades and performed countless surgeries. His specialties included installing stents and pacemakers while running his clinic. “Patients like to be taken care of by the same people,” he said. The hospital allowed Dr. Jain to provide his patients care during more complex medical issues. 
After losing his wife Glenda to lung cancer two years ago, Dr. Dave Jain of Kennett, Mo., is still adjusting to her absence. Each night, he retires to a home filled with artifacts of her life. 


But he’s not alone. The Kennett fixture is all about town. You’ll find him at his doctor’s office, the movie theater or at one of the town's many restaurants. He only eats out.  


For more than 30 years, he’s worked as a family physician and cardiologist at the Jain Medical Center. He’s one of the few physicians to remain after Kennett’s hospital closed in 2018. This forced many residents to find care outside of town.


After work, many evenings are spent handing out the tickets at the only movie theater in town. The theater was his wife’s passion project. The couple bought and restored the theater with friends to bring Hollywood to Kennett for the local youth. 


As he adjusts to the loss of one life, he awaits the start of another. His son Nicholas, Dunklin County’s prosecutor, and daughter-in-law Lauren are expecting the birth of their first child and Jain’s first grandson, Ashley, next week. 

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