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    January 8, 2016
    Dr. Richard Olson recuperates Dec. 23, 2015, in Mayo Cinic Hospital- Saint Mary's Campus in Rochester, after surviving a hunting accident in North Dakota. Olson suffered a broken leg Dec. 19 and crawled 16 hours across frozen terrain back to his vehicle where he was rescued by a passerby. (ROCHESTER POST-BULLETIN)
    Minnesota man recovering from crawling for 16 hours through frozen terrain after breaking his leg
    ROCHESTER - A former Mayo Clinic doctor from Rochester is calling it "a Christmas miracle" that he survived being trapped overnight Dec. 19 for...
    news/stateJanuary 8, 2016 - 10:25am
    May 6, 2014
    Letter: Why no visit from the doctor?
    I was very surprised to learn that most ACMC doctors who are our primary care doctor over the years will not be available to be our doctor should we have to enter Rice Hospital as a patient. Some doctors continue to provide a continuum of care both at ACMC and Rice Hospital. I think...
    opinion/lettersMay 6, 2014 - 4:00am
    January 29, 2013
    Willmar doctor disciplined for two failed surgeries
    WILLMAR — A Willmar doctor was disciplined by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice this month for performing two eyelid surgeries, both...
    news/localJanuary 29, 2013 - 10:57am
    August 30, 2012
    Photo from healthbeat.areavoices.com
    HealthBeat blog: Fire all the fat patients
    lifeAugust 30, 2012 - 8:47am
    Dr. Paul Thompson died Sunday at his home from injuries he suffered in an accidental fall. He was 69 years old. Submitted
    Olivia, Minn., mouring the loss of longtime doctor, spiritual leader
    OLIVIA -- Dr. Paul Thompson was everything that a small-town doctor could be, dedicated to his work, genuinely caring about his patients and...
    newsMarch 30, 2012 - 6:00am
    March 22, 2012
    Photo: Healthbeat.areavoices.com
    HealthBeat blog: Avoiding the doctor's office
    lifeMarch 22, 2012 - 8:59am
    February 16, 2012
    Anne Polta blogs about all things health at <a href="http://bit.ly/xrYn48" target="_blank">healthbeat.areavoices.com.</a>
    HealthBeat blog: Study says patient satisfaction may be deadly
    lifeFebruary 16, 2012 - 8:41am
    January 12, 2012
    Healthbeat.areavoices.com
    Areavoices.com: Fessing up to tobacco use
    It's a question many of us are routinely asked during a visit to the doctor: Do you smoke or use tobacco? Ideally, nothing less than the truth...
    lifeJanuary 12, 2012 - 8:45am
    January 4, 2012
    Healthbeat.areavoices.com
    Areavoices.com: Opening up the doctor's notebook
    If you could see what your doctor is writing about you in your medical record, would this hurt or enhance the doctor-patient relationship? A...
    lifeJanuary 4, 2012 - 9:27am
    December 29, 2011
    Healthbeat.areavoices.com
    Areavoices.com: Social media screenings could improve patient care
    Doctors already query patients about whether they drink, use tobacco or are up to date on their immunizations. Should they also be asking about...
    lifeDecember 29, 2011 - 8:44am
    Letter: Memories of Dr. Hodapp
    Recently, Willmar lost a good friend and leader: Dr. Robert V. Hodapp. He served as Willmar's mayor for one term in the 1960s. I don't know what he did back then, but anybody who can be a doctor and a mayor at the same time deserves a lot of credit. Had he run for office a few years...
    opinion/lettersNovember 29, 2010 - 12:00am
    November 18, 2010
    Dr. Hodapp, pediatrician and former mayor, dead at age of 86
    WILLMAR -- Dr. Robert V. Hodapp had a way of staying calm, no matter how intense the situation. "He was always even-tempered. Ev-en if he got...
    news/localNovember 18, 2010 - 12:00am
    May 1, 2010
    Dr. Rick Wehseler is a family practice physician at Affiliated Community Medical Centers of New London-Spicer. He was recently honored as Minnesota's family physician of the year. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)
    'Compassionate to the nth degree': New London doctor is Minnesota's family physician of the year
    NEW LONDON -- Dr. Rick Wehseler's day starts early. At 5:30 a.m. he's at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, rounding on his patients who are...
    news/localMay 1, 2010 - 12:00am
    Judge rejects new trial in Kan. abortion shooting
    WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A zealot who gunned down one of the few U.S. doctors who provided late-term abortions appears in court today to be sentenced and was expected to speak again about his beliefs. Scott Roeder, 52, faces a mandatory life prison sentence for the murder of Dr.
    news/nationApril 1, 2010 - 10:55am
    October 9, 2009
    Atwater City Council looks to Family Practice Medical Center to staff its clinic
    ATWATER -- Hopes are being renewed that the Atwater clinic could be re-opened. During a report Wednesday, the Atwater City Council was informed...
    news/localOctober 9, 2009 - 12:00am
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