Thanks for your service,
James O. Moermond Jr., MD
At the end of March, after
nearly 45 years at his busy
medical practice at the
Aspirus General Clinic, Dr. Jim
Moermond saw his last patient,
closed his office door for the
last time and walked off into a
well-deserved retirement. His
many years of practice will long
serve as a milestone in the
history of medicine in Antigo and Langlade County.
Dr. Moermond has been a dedicated physician
who consistently provided excellent and
compassionate care to his many patients over
nearly a half-century. Through the years, he cared
for thousands of patients in the Antigo area as he
treated their illnesses, mended their broken bones,
delivered their babies, performed their surgeries,
lifted their spirits during difficult times and cared
for generations of family members.
A little history
Dr. Moermond was born in Spirit Lake, Iowa,
a small community in Dickinson County in
northwest Iowa near the Minnesota border. He
graduated from Iowa State University in Ames.
After his graduation, he attended the University of
Iowa’s College of Medicine in Iowa City, where he
completed his medical degree in June 1965.
Following a medical internship at St. Paul-Ramsey
Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., and medical practice at
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Spirit Lake,
Dr. Moermond joined Drs. John McKenna, Ted Fox
and Don Blink at the General Clinic and became a
member of the Langlade Hospital medical staff in
October 1969. Sister Bernice Hughes, a member
of the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, was the
Administrator of Langlade Hospital at the time, and
she welcomed him as the newest member of the
hospital’s active medical staff.
After joining the General Clinic, Dr. Moermond
quickly began to build a large and very loyal patient
practice over the following decades. An avid hunter
and sportsman, Dr. Moermond will now be able to
spend a little more time enjoying those pursuits
and enjoying time with his wife, Debbie, and family.
Langlade Hospital and the Aspirus General Clinic,
Sisters, Board of Trustees, employees and medical
staff will miss working with this outstanding doctor.
James O.
Moermond Jr., MD
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