Submitted by Angie Vasser, pediatric occupational therapist The first year of life is quite a busy time for parents. During the first year of life, your child is growing and learning skills at a faster pace than they ever will again. With appropriate support, most babies follow typical milestone achievements and development. It is amazing…
Effective January 1, 2023, two Cumberland Healthcare providers will be transitioning to NorthLakes Community Clinic (NLCC). Behavioral Health Therapist Karl Ader and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Jay Jevne will continue to provide similar services to patients in Cumberland but as part of NLCC.
Iron River, Wisconsin—Thanks to a Telemedicine Grant from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, the Iron River Clinic recently purchased a new X-ray machine. Installed in October, the state-of-the-art equipment is valued at $96,000.
NorthLakes Community Clinic – Minong now offers chiropractic services. Tanner Kleppe, DC, has joined the team and will provide chiropractic care at the Minong Clinic.
The opening of NorthLakes Community Clinic – Marinette has paved the way for Chiropractor Geoffrey Holloway to join the organization. He sees patients of all ages.
Open Enrollment begins Tuesday, November 1 and runs through January 15, 2023. An open enrollment period is a window of time when you can sign up for health insurance, adjust your current plan or cancel your plan. If you miss it, you may have to wait until the next open enrollment period to make any changes.
NorthLakes Community Clinic (NLCC) is excited to announce they are now providing affordable chiropractic care in Marinette. The clinic is located in the Roosevelt Plaza at 2545 Roosevelt Road, Suite 107 in Marinette. This will be a temporary location while NLCC builds out a larger, more permanent clinic in Marinette. Long-term plans include adding behavioral health, dental, and optometry services in the coming months.
This month marks everyone’s favorite month, especially if you like pink! October is breast cancer awareness month. It is our chance to talk and bring awareness to breast cancer for both women and men. Yes, men are also at risk. So let’s jump right into it.
NorthLakes Community Clinic has a new Nurse Practitioner. Patricia Kender has joined the team and is providing medical services at both NorthLakes Community Clinic – Lakewood and White Lake. She treats people who are ages 13 and older.
NorthLakes Community Clinic – Park Falls is pleased to announce that Laurie Buesing has joined the clinic to provide behavioral health services to people of all ages. Buesing is a Licensed Professional Counselor as well as a Certified State of Wisconsin Social Worker.
NorthLakes Community Clinic (NLCC) received a $10,000 Mayo Clinic Health System Hometown Health Grant to assist in expanding their Behavioral Health Wing in Turtle Lake. The clinic recently underwent a 4,600 square feet expansion to expand their dental, behavioral health, recovery, chiropractic and health and wellness support services. The funding was used to purchase media equipment that will assist in virtual visits including a large screen TV with an attached computer, programming, and a speaker/sound bar with video.
“Have you had your colonoscopy yet?” This is the phrase that most middle aged humans hear during their yearly wellness visit. Have you ever wondered why this is always asked? When looking at deaths related to cancer, colon cancer is the third leading cause in this group. In 2018 alone the rate of colon cancer went up 31 percent. If colon cancer is caught early enough, the patient’s prognosis improves. That has led the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force or USPSTF, the group that sets colon cancer screening guidelines, to lower the screening age from 50 years of age to now 45 years of age.