The Benefits of Annual Eye Exams

Submitted by Dr. Cory Sateren, Optometrist NorthLakes Community Clinic – Ashland Optometry As you dive into your annual spring cleaning, it is also a great time to consider an annual eye exam. In addition to helping you remember to get your eyes checked, it is a great time to think about new sunglasses for upcoming…

NLCC to Offer Recovery Services in Turtle Lake

NorthLakes Community Clinic to Offer Recovery Services in Turtle Lake Turtle Lake – NorthLakes Community Clinic – Turtle Lake will be offering substance use disorder recovery services for patients struggling from addiction in June. To start, the program will assist people with alcohol and drug (all varieties) addiction by offering counseling provided by our Recovery…

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…