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Dr. Glenn Nemec voted to serve as President of the Minnesota Academy of Family Practice Physicians
Glenn Nemec, MD, was voted by colleagues from around the state to serve as President of the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians that supports over 3,200 passionate family doctors as they provide high quality, comprehensive medical care for patients of all ages. Dr. Nemec will serve as president of this prestigious state association through June 2019.
“My goal for the year is to increase awareness that family physicians are trained differently than any other specialty,” says Glenn Nemec, MD, family medicine physician at Stellis Health. “Because our training is focused on the whole patient

Stellis Health Providers Receive Monticello Times Readers Choice Awards
Thank-you for voting Drs. LaBounty, Mahoney, Olson, and Kansara as the best doctors in the Monticello Times 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards. And, for naming our Urgent Care as the best in the area. Our physicians were named the best doctors in these categories:

Join Us May 14 – 18 for our 15th Anniversary Event
Stop by anytime throughout the week to say hello and enjoy some refreshments along with 20 percent off all products. We will have daily drawings for free Botox, Filler, Microdermabrasions, Forever Young and Skin Tyte treatments.
FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENING
On Tuesday, May 15th we’re hosting our Annual Skin Cancer Screening from 3 to 7 pm.

Michael O’Borsky, DPM, and Foot & Ankle Specialists join Stellis Health
Beginning August 15, Michael O’Borsky, DPM, and Foot & Ankle Specialists will become part of Stellis Health. “I’m excited to be joining Stellis Health and provide more comprehensive care for all my patients’ foot and ankle conditions,” says Dr. O’Borsky. “I will be working closely with Dr. Mark Nelson as well as all the family medicine, internists and orthopedic surgeons at Stellis Health.”
Dr. O’Borsky will be expanding beyond the Buffalo area and plans to provide care at all three Stellis Health locations in Buffalo, Monticello and Albertville. He will be performing most of his surgeries at the Monticello Surgery Center to ensure his patients receive high-quality,

Stellis Health designated a ChiroCare Center of Excellence
The ChiroCare Centers of Excellence (CCoE) Program was developed by Fulcrum to recognize clinics that use standardized clinical protocols and an integrated, collaborative approach to achieve positive outcomes and improved quality of life for patients. Using best practice approaches, Stellis Health provides patients with a consistent, high-quality experience. The CCoE program highlights ChiroCare clinics who achieve and maintain the highest standards of patient-centered care through record keeping, documented outcome measures, and collaboration with other health care providers to achieve the Triple Aim in health care.

Stellis Health doctors invest time in the future of medicine
Pediatrician Joseph Mahoney, MD, was recently honored with the Preceptor of the Year Award at Bethel University where he precepted nine of the 31 graduates. Selected by the physician assistant students to receive this distinct award, Dr. Mahoney was recognized by the graduating class and faculty during their White Coat Graduation Ceremony on August 5th.
Stellis Health has a long history of mentoring medical students through various schools including the Rural Physician Assistants Program (RPAP) at the University of Minnesota.

Stellis Health-Monticello Clinic designated breastfeeding friendly workplace by MDH
Stellis Health is committed to supporting nursing mothers and assuring they have the needed support and resources to continue providing breast milk to their babies after they return to work from parental leave. “Healthy families are at the core of our mission and breastfeeding is vital to the health and development of children and families,” says Douglas Hanson, CEO of Stellis Health.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) recognizes workplaces that have demonstrated their commitment to supporting breastfeeding mothers by creating a workplace lactation support program and Stellis Health-Monticello

Buffalo, Monticello, and Albertville-St. Michael Clinics Renamed “Stellis Health”
The new Stellis Health logo features a star twinkling at the horizon to symbolize the Latin root meaning of Stellis and the physician’s daily calling to watch over our communities’ health.
Stellis Health is the new name for Buffalo Clinic, Monticello Clinic, and Albertville-St. Michael Clinic. And though you’ll be seeing new signage outside all three clinics, inside, you’ll find the same primary and specialty physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who’ve been treating patients all these years.