VMH Medical Clinic – Waukon

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