The Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic opened on May 3, offering needed primary family health care to the entire area. Now, with both the Gundersen Waukon Clinic and VMH Waukon Clinic, northeast Iowa has the access to primary health care they need and deserve. This new clinic is located in the former Mayo Clinic building. Renovations began in January and were completed in April. The building now meets the privacy and technology requirements by rural health care clinics today.
The hospital conducted a needs analysis prior to making the determination to open this clinic that showed an overwhelming need for 5-7 more providers in the area. To start, the VMH Medical Clinic has one physician, Dr. Dave Schwartz, two Nurse Practitioners including Sue McMillan, ARNP and Halie Ruff, ARNP, and one part-time Physician Assistant, Jon Hawes, PA.
Katy Maker, Certified Nurse Midwife and Family Nurse Practitioner joins the health care team serving clinic patients in both the Waukon and Postville Clinic locations, as well as assisting in births in the hospital’s birthing center. Katy Maker will provide the following services:
- OB
- Newborn
- Well-child Visits
- Well Women Visits
- Acute/Same Day Needs – Male and Female Patients
Hours:
Monday 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Clinic Phone Number: 563-568-5530
Clinic Location: 105 East Main Street; Waukon, IA 52172
The VMH Medical Clinic will be open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., with an early morning clinic every Monday starting at 7 a.m. Evening appointments will also be offered on Thursday’s until 7 p.m. Call the clinic at 563-568-5530 to schedule an appointment.
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Alex Berns, ARNP
Alex Berns joined the Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic-Waukon as a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner and is accepting patients of all ages. Alex recently received

Tara Fink, PMHNP
Tara Fink of Harpers Ferry, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, has joined the Veterans Memorial Hospital clinics to offer behavioral health care and counseling. She

Katy Maker, Nurse Midwife, NP
Family Medicine/Maternity Services I grew up in Connecticut but came to Iowa for college. Here I fell in love with the small towns, the land,

Sue McMillan, ARNP
Sue McMillan, ARNP, is a graduate of Waukon High School and Mount Mercy University where she received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Sue began

Halie Ruff, ARNP
Halie Ruff, ARNP, is from the rural Monona area. She is a graduate of MFL/Mar Mac High School and attended Allen College in Waterloo for

Dave Schwartz, MD
Family Medicine/Emergency Services/Maternity Services I was born and raised in Kellogg, Iowa with a population of 600 people, 100 dogs, and 200 cats. I chose

Jon Hawes, PA-C
I was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota. I became a medical provider when I was drafted/joined the U.S. Navy. I became a Navy Corpsman