Behavioral Health Therapist, Chelsea Meagher has joined NorthLakes Community Clinic – Eau Claire. By joining the team NorthLakes is now able to offer Behavioral Health to the Eau Claire Community. Chelsea sees patients of all ages at the clinic located on South Hastings Way.
NorthLakes Community Clinic (NLCC) is excited to announce that starting this September they will be offering Behavioral Health services in Eau Claire. The expansion is in response to the growing need for mental health services in the Eau Claire area.
Family Nurse Practitioner, Ashli Srmek has joined the medical team at NorthLakes Community Clinic – Hayward. Ashli is seeing patients of all ages and is a welcome addition to the staff. She earned her Associate of Science degree in Nursing from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degree from Chamberlain University in Downers Grove, Illinois.
NorthLakes Community Clinic has added another member to the team providing Behavioral Health services. Behavioral Health Therapist Matt Digirolamo sees patients ages fifteen and older at both the Ashland and Iron River Clinics. Matt earned his Bachelor’s degree at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana and his Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University in Draper, Utah.
Cumberland, Wisconsin, NorthLakes Community Clinic – Cumberland has moved into a new location to be able to offer better accessibility to the community. The Cumberland Clinic currently offers Behavioral Health, Psychiatry, and Patient Supports, such as Health Insurance Enrollment, Sliding Fee Scale Assistance, and Social Supports.
There has been a lot of buzz regarding a drug class called GLP-1s recently in the media as the new miracle weight loss drug. Some of the non-generic brands include Trulicity and Wegovy. The story of these drugs may seem new but the origin of these drugs dates back almost 60-years.
NorthLakes Community Clinic is now offering Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Physical Therapy and Pediatric Speech Therapy in Rice Lake. The new Rice Lake Clinic is operating out of the former space of Marshfield Children’s Rice Lake Pediatric Therapy Clubhouse located at 1035 North Main Street after Marshfield Clinic Health System agreed to lease the space to NorthLakes and the two organizations worked closely to expedite the process.
When you hear Massage Therapy, what do you think of it? Most would say “relaxation” and some would say “luxury.” Massage Therapy can help with relaxation but it can do more for your health. Massage Therapy can help with decreasing stress and headaches, managing chronic pain, post-operative care, and soft tissue injuries, help manage symptoms of anxiety and depression along with many other diagnoses. Physically, Massage Therapy can help improve circulation and strengthen immune response, reduce swelling, decrease muscle stiffness, improve flexibility, increase range of motion, and give you a better quality of sleep. Massage has aided in reducing cortisol and increasing serotonin and dopamine. Massage Therapy addresses your wellness throughout many different systems in your body: circulatory, nervous, lymphatic, immune, and muscular. In life, it usually is not one thing that causes pain, discomfort, stress, etc. Massage Therapy is another tool that can be used to help achieve goals during everyday life.
Hurley, Wisconsin – NorthLakes Community Clinic – Hurley has added another Behavioral Health Therapist to its team providing care in the community. Amy Saarnio Wyka is seeing patients of all ages in our clinic and will also see students at the Hurley School.
May is designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, which marks a great time to focus on a mental health topic that impacts us all – anxiety. (Maybe because by May we can again stand to think about such things!)
Lakewood, Wisconsin – Nurse Practitioner Holly Spletzer has joined NorthLakes Community Clinic, providing care at the White Lake Clinic and Lakewood Clinic. She sees patients of all ages.
Ashland, Wisconsin – NorthLakes Community Clinic welcomes Behavioral Health Therapist Alexis Carlson to the team providing care in Ashland. Alexis sees people ages nine and older.
As of May 1, 2023 masks are now optional for most patients and staff at NorthLakes.
NorthLakes Community Clinic announced their board of directors has given preliminary approval to pursue providing pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services in Rice Lake. Currently, these services are offered through Marshfield Children’s Rice Lake Pediatric Therapy Clubhouse, which is slated to close in mid-May. The Clubhouse offers a wide range of specialized therapies in a single, child-friendly location that help children with unique developmental needs.
Thanks to an $8,000 contribution from the Charles E. Kubly Foundation, NorthLakes Community Clinic recently purchased a variety of resources instrumental in helping northern Wisconsin youth facing mental health issues. The items purchased through this grant include a wide range of resources focused on building resilience and addressing depression and mental health struggles amongst youth who receive services through NorthLakes’ School-Based Behavioral Health (SBBH) Program. The program serves approximately 300 children across 20 Wisconsin school districts each school year. Items purchased with the support of the Charles E. Kubly Foundation include but are not limited to journal and goal planners for teens, workbooks, games, books, and more. These items draw upon kid-friendly language when building emotional identification, provide youth with the tools to communicate needs more assertively, help youth navigate emotions, and more.
The year-long program is virtual and is open to residents throughout the 20,000 square-mile NorthLakes service area and you need not be a NorthLakes patient to participate. To be eligible, participants must be at least 18 years old and not pregnant at the time of enrollment, overweight with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or greater, have a Hemoglobin A1C of 5.7% to 6.4% or fasting blood sugar of 100 to 125 mg/dl, or have been previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Participants may also enroll on the basis of a high-risk score using the ADA/CDC prediabetes risk test at https://bit.ly/DiabetesTestNLCC.
Marinette, Wisconsin – Two Behavioral Health Therapists have joined NorthLakes Community Clinic – Marinette. With the addition of Hayley Nerat, MS, LPC, CSAC, and Jane Moker, MS, LPC, LLP, NorthLakes now provides virtual Behavioral Health services at this clinic.
NorthLakes Community Clinic and Marshfield Clinic Health System today announced they are in formal discussions to find a way to continue to provide pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services in northwestern Wisconsin.
NorthLakes Community Clinic – Marinette is now offering virtual Behavioral Health Services. This is in addition to the Chiropractic care services it already offers at 2545 Roosevelt Road, Suite 107. The clinic, which accepts most insurances including both Wisconsin and Michigan Medicaid, is accepting new patients for both services. There is also a Sliding Fee Scale available for patients who qualify.
Massage Therapy is now available at NorthLakes Community Clinic – Park Falls. This service will complement Chiropractic and Behavioral Health Services that are already offered at the downtown Park Falls location. Massage Therapy uses different pressures, movements, and techniques to manipulate muscles and other soft tissues in the body to improve your overall health. Massage Therapy can help provide relief for a variety of conditions including general or chronic pain, tension, anxiety, migraines, constipation, and insomnia just to name a few. Call the clinic in Park Falls with any questions.
There are many types of stigma that surround people in Recovery, also known as those who struggle with substance use disorder (SUD). At its core, stigma is described as any false negative beliefs that are widespread about a topic or a group of people.
Lakewood, Wisconsin – The Leon H. and Clymene Bond Foundation, Inc. generously donated $48,998 toward NorthLakes Community Clinic’s recent purchase and installation of $115,403 in new dental equipment at the Lakewood Clinic. Installed in mid-February, the equipment has allowed the FQHC to update two doctor operatories and one hygiene operatory. Equipment secured through the Leon H. and Clymene Bond Foundation, Inc. includes dental chairs, three dental X-ray units, three dentists’ stools, and two assistants’ stools. Lakewood Clinic Manager, Mary Kay Tallier, states that the “upgraded equipment will assist with efficiency and patient care” and she notes that “there is already a noticeable boost in staff morale, with comments of appreciation coming from not only patients but staff as well. Thank you Bond Foundation for your contribution towards helping us invest in addressing the dental needs of the region!”
Early childhood vaccines are important to protect your child and prevent outbreaks of diseases like pertussis and measles. Vaccines are one of the single most lifesaving public health measures, and they undergo a rigorous testing and approval process before they are available for public use. Our immune systems are complex and there can be a lot of confusing and sometimes inaccurate information about vaccines on the internet. It isn’t always easy to find the truth, so we wanted to share a brief overview of early childhood vaccines and some of the diseases they protect against.
Hayward, Wisconsin – Sandy Johnson has joined the team providing care at NorthLakes Community Clinic – Hayward. Sandy sees people of all ages for Psychiatric Medication Management, assessing, treating, and diagnosing the mental health needs of people.
Hurley, Wisconsin – The Superior Health Foundation contributed nearly $7,000 in grant funding toward the purchase of medical equipment at NorthLakes Community Clinic – Hurley. The funds helped the FQHC purchase a new exam table, an Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) device for the clinic’s X-ray machine, and an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). These items help medical staff address a wide range of issues with patients from Michigan and Wisconsin on a daily basis.