The community has just gained access to an experienced family physician with an extensive range of knowledge. Dr. Michaela Tong is now providing care for patients at NorthLakes Community Clinic – Hayward.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin – Joining the area’s healthcare workforce as a Community Health Worker for NorthLakes Community Clinic, Alayna Wier is now serving patients of the Chippewa Valley region. The Community Health Worker (CHW) role is designed to bridge gaps between patients’ healthcare goals and the necessary resources to accomplish them. CHWs can collaborate with…
Eau Claire, Wisconsin – Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers spent time at NorthLakes Community Clinic in Eau Claire to learn more about their efforts to expand services and how it will positively impact the Chippewa Valley. The expansion is in response to Prevea Health Center facilities in western Wisconsin, combined with the Hospital Sisters Health System…
NorthLakes Community Clinic is proud to welcome Christi Fowler, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), to its team of dedicated Behavioral Health Therapists. She provides counseling for patients at the Lakewood Clinic – both in-person and virtually.
Did you know adequate sleep is needed for maintaining healthy bodies, minds, and emotions? Research shows that seven to nine hours of sleep a night is considered to be what is needed to support good health in adults. Yet most Americans don’t meet this standard.
In the wake of significant changes coming to health care in western Wisconsin, NorthLakes Community Clinic plans to expand its services in Eau Claire.
Winter in the Northwoods presents a challenge to our health that is physical and emotional. In this column, I will share strategies I use to keep myself, patients, and loved ones healthy throughout the long chill.
We recognize the closing of Sacred Heart Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Prevea this spring will negatively impact many patients, employees and community members in the region.
With the festive hustle and bustle the holiday season brings, I bet you’ve been busy! Same here. Do you know what tends to get shortchanged when we get busy? Lots of things, probably. But a big one is sleep. It tends to become an afterthought, treated as somewhat optional. We know we need our rest – but we also need to get this done, and get that done – and so we nibble at its edges in favor of our to-do list. So this is a gentle reminder for you to reconsider that approach.
Emma Cole, FNP, is now providing care for patients of all ages at NorthLakes Community Clinic. Coming over from Duluth, MN, Cole provides valuable support for the teams at the Ashland Clinic and the Iron River Clinic.
NorthLakes Community Clinic (NLCC) is starting 2024 with three new locations in Bayfield and Douglas counties. In December, NLCC purchased the northern offices of Orthopedic & Spine Therapy (OST), allowing the federally qualified health center (FQHC) to provide increased access to Physical Therapy services. The clinics are located in Bayfield, Poplar and Solon Springs. OST’s Iron River Clinic was also included in the sale, which had been operating out of NLCC’s current Iron River location.