NLCC to offer Dental Services in Hurley

Hurley WI – NorthLakes Community Clinic will begin offering dental services in mid-June at its new building in Hurley.  To start, priority will be given to patients on BadgerCare, uninsured or under insured people who qualify for NorthLakes’ sliding fee scale. Leading the effort is long time Hurley dentist Dr. Paul Hagemann. Dr. Hagemann has…

NLCC Receives Emergency Grant from Direct Relief

Iron River, Wisconsin—NorthLakes Community Clinic (NLCC) received $50,000 in emergency grant funding from the medical aid organization Direct Relief, in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers. NLCC was among 518 federally qualified health centers to receive funding this week through Direct Relief’s $25 million Covid-19 Fund for Community Health, which recognizes the…

Don’t Interrupt Your Feelings

Submitted by Allison Allen Hello! Happy Wednesday! I know, seems like Tuesday, doesn’t it? This week Wednesday is the new Tuesday (thank you, Memorial Day weekend!) Over said weekend I was listening to David Kessler on the radio, talking about grief, as he does so very, very well. One of the things he said is…

COVID-19 Patient Safety Update

During this time, our number one priority remains the health of our patients, our team, and our community. The following video by NLCC CEO Reba Rice, shares some of the ways we’re working to keep folks safe as we slowly expand in-clinic services. Also, here is our latest patient update on the services we’re providing…

Lakewood Welcomes Betty Thunder, LCSW, CSAC

Lakewood, Wisconsin – NorthLakes Community Clinic is pleased to announce that Betty Thunder, LCSW, MSW, CSAC, will be joining the Lakewood Clinic. She will be offering Behavioral Health therapy to the Lakewood Community. She will be seeing school age children, adolescents and adults in the clinic and students in the Wabeno and Crandon School District.…

Hurley Welcomes Rebecca Kucinski, LPC-IT

Hurley, Wisconsin – NorthLakes Community Clinic is pleased to announce that Rebecca Kucinski, LPC-IT has joined the team and will be providing behavioral health services in Hurley. She will be seeing school-age children, adolescents and adults. Rebecca received her Master’s in Counseling Psychology at Western Michigan University in Grand Rapids, Michigan and earned her B.A.S…

Medicaid 101

Medicaid 101 Written by Kelsey Tody, Patient Financial Advocate The world of healthcare is one that we are all immersed in, yet so few of us truly understand. We visit an emergency room or make an appointment for our child, skimming the pages to be in and out as quickly as possible and sign our…

How Many Toxins Are In Your Life?

By. Dr. Lorelei Wakefield NorthLakes Community Clinic We live in a toxic filled world.  Toxins are found in our food, air, water, home and body. Studies show there are approximately 84,000 chemicals introduced into food and consumer products in America each year.  There are more than 13,000 such chemicals used in health and beauty products…

NLCC’s Response to COVID-19

To respond to the health care needs of our communities with an integrated array of quality services and actively remove barriers to care. These words drive the work that NorthLakes Community Clinic does daily. The mission, written by a patient-majority board of directors, pushes the staff to go beyond traditional healthcare service delivery to serve…