Stories

I am proud to be a new member of the Bothwell Regional Health Center medical team practicing at Bothwell Internal Medicine Specialists with Nurse Practitioners Leah Hermanson and Shawna Sapaugh and Nurse Specialist Rene Boland. Some of you may know this clinic as Dr. William Woolery’s practice. Dr. Woolery retired in December after 42 years…

As a career medical professional, I have worked in emergency medicine and emergency management for many years. I’m proud to have served my country in the Army and the Air Force and now as director of Bothwell Regional Health Center’s Emergency department (ED). Our ED has 17 beds and our medical team sees an average…

In 2019, the Bothwell Foundation created its Wear Red for Women committee with a two-fold purpose – host an annual signature event to raise awareness about women’s heart health and raise money to purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs), which are small, lightweight devices that allow individuals and first responders to treat sudden cardiac arrest. Since…

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, or BPH, is a common condition in which the prostate enlarges as men get older. Over 40% of men in their 50s and over 70% of men in their 60s have BPH. While BPH is a benign condition and unrelated to prostate cancer, it can greatly affect a man’s quality of life.…

I’ve been getting lots of mail lately and not the kind I like, which is generally gifts or Amazon packages I’ve ordered. For months, letters and postcards have been arriving in my mailbox reminding me to sign up for Medicare and extolling the virtues of Medicare Advantage plans. The trick with having an upcoming “big”…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to reflect on prevention, early detection and treatment of breast cancers. Approximately 1 in 8 women (13%) in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. Advances in screening and treatment have increased cure rates dramatically; however, the overall number of people…

I am trained as an osteopathic family physician and care for my patients in diverse ways. After visiting with them, I often see their faces express positive astonishment that says, “I’ve never had a doctor treat me like that!” Two types of medical schools exist in the United States. Allopathic schools train MDs (medical doctors),…

When I appear before my patients in scrubs in clinic after spending the night at the hospital delivering a baby, I commonly hear them say, “I had no idea you did all of those things!” Specializing in family medicine means I have been trained in a wide range of medical management inside and outside of…

In 1985, then-president Ronald Reagan underwent a life-saving surgery to remove a cancerous polyp in his large intestine. The polyp was discovered during a colonoscopy, which was the only screening test at that time that detected and prevented colon cancer. The attention created by President Reagan’s test and surgery led to the first screening recommendations…