YOU’VE
cut your thumb with
a knife. It’s bleeding, and a simple
bandage won’t do. You might even
need stitches. Unfortunately, it’s also
Sunday afternoon, and you can’t wait
until Monday morning to call your
doctor’s office. What do you do?
Consider going to an urgent care
center. These centers provide fast
medical help for situations that are
not life-threatening.
When it’s urgent
Urgent care centers are places
where you can walk in without
an appointment and be seen by a
medical professional without having
to wait very long.
When it’s an emergency
Urgent care is not emergency
care—it shouldn’t be used for life-
threatening problems.
If you think you or someone else
has a true emergency, call 911 or go
to an emergency department. Signs
of an emergency include difficulty
breathing, chest pain, fainting, severe
vomiting or diarrhea, severe pain, and
uncontrolled bleeding.
Routine medical appointments
should stay with your primary care
provider.
Is it urgent
or an
emergency?
Looking back with gratitude
For more than 25 years I have cared for
families in the Antigo area and enjoyed
every minute of it. I have delivered
hundreds of babies and said goodbyes
to patients in their 90s. In 2010, I gave
up the obstetrics portion of my practice
when Dennis McFadden, DO, an
OB-GYN, came to the practice, and
I focused my training on geriatrics.
Dr. John McKenna mentored me and
taught me many lessons about caring for
our elders. I have enjoyed running the
Geriatrics Clinic at Stockbridge’s Modern
Health & Wellness Center, while also
being the medical director at Eastview
and Homme Home of Wittenberg. I
have been medical director for LeRoyer
Hospice since its inception, and I have
been involved with the new Palliative Care
Program at Langlade Hospital as well.
A fond farewell
I am excited about retirement—the
next journey in my life. Mary and I
will always call Antigo home, and our
friends have given us a strong sense of
community. We are blessed to be able
to travel and visit our children and
grandchildren and enjoy life to its fullest.
Retirement is not the end; it’s just the
next step in this journey.
No appointment necessary
• Colds, flu, fever and minor injuries
like sprains and strains
• Skin rashes, insect bites
• Pink eye, sore throat, earaches
• Sinus infections
Patients have access to all hospital
services.
Emergency Department care available
if symptoms warrant
It is important you establish a relation-
ship with a primary care provider, but
when need quick and convenient care
the Urgent Care department is available.
112 E. Fifth Ave., Antigo, WI 54409
URGENT CARE HOURS:
Monday-Friday: 10
AM
-
9
PM
Saturday & Sunday: 9
AM
-
5
PM
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