More than a half million Minnesotans are food insecure meaning they suffer from health challenges due to a lack of healthy food. “We recently partnered with Second Harvest Heartland’s FOODRx program to deliver healthy food every month to patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease,” says Douglas Hanson, MPA, CEO of Stellis Health, P.A.

The FOODRx boxes were built by registered dietitians and contain approximately 25 meals each. The boxes are designed to meet dietary and nutritional needs and contain healthy food items like canned fruits and vegetables, whole grains and quality protein sources. For culture specific diets, the boxes are available in three different versions—traditional American, Somali and Hispanic.

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

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.