Family Medicine Physician Beth Brinkman, MD, recently joined Stellis Health – Buffalo Clinic. “We’re very excited to welcome Dr. Brinkman to our medical staff and community,” says Douglas Hanson, MPA, CEO of Stellis Health. “Her focus on prevention, women’s health and caring for chronic diseases is a great complement to our medical staff.”

“My goal is to partner with my patients and together come up with the best plan to optimize their health,” says Dr. Brinkman. With special interests in preventative care, chronic disease management, women’s health,

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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