Ministry Medical Group expands women’s health services in Woodruff
Woodruff, Wis. (August 24, 2015) – Are you looking for obstetric and gynecological (OB/GYN) services in Woodruff? If so, Ministry Medical Group can help as the clinic has expanded women’s health services to include OB/GYN services. Obstetrics & Gynecology specialists provide comprehensive medical care for female reproductive health, pregnancy, childbirth, and help prevent, identify and treat health and medical issues that face women of all ages.
Dean Pollnow, MD, will be seeing patients at Ministry Medical Group in Woodruff on Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Dr. Pollnow provides a full spectrum of OB/GYN services along with gynecological surgeries, including vaginal, abdominal and laparoscopic surgery. He specializes in treatment of incontinence and pelvic relaxation utilizing both surgical and non-surgical testing and treatment.
Dr. Pollnow, a board certified obstetrician/gynecologist, completed his residency at Sinai Samaritan Medical Center in Milwaukee. And his medical degree is from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Medical Society, the Society of Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeons, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and a Diplomat with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
He joins Linda Jerzak, APNP, who currently sees patients on Monday’s during normal clinic hours from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Linda specializes in women’s health including primary care for women, preventive care and management of hypertension, dyslipidemia and other limited management of chronic diseases. She provides menopause transition and menopausal services. Linda also provides abnormal pap follow-up services including, colposcopy, cryotherapy and endometrial biopsies.
Dr. Pollnow is excited to join Linda Jerzak in providing quality women’s health services for Ministry Medical Group Woodruff. “The clinic continues to grow and I’m honored to join the talented team of clinicians to provide important women’s health services for the community,” he said.
Ministry Medical Group is committed to providing the highest quality, personalized obstetric and gynecological care to the women of Northern Wisconsin in all stages of life. For more information on women’s health services in Woodruff, or to schedule your annual health assessment with Dr. Pollnow or Linda Jerzak, please call 715.356.8920.
About Ascension
Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest not-for-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering person-centered care to all with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. In FY2014, Ascension provided $1.8 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. More than 150,000 associates and 35,000 affiliated providers serve in 1,900 sites of care – including 131 hospitals and more than 30 senior care facilities – in 23 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to healthcare delivery, Ascension subsidiaries provide a variety of services and solutions, including physician practice management, venture capital investing, treasury management, biomedical engineering, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.
About Ministry Health Care
Ministry Health Care (www.ministryhealth.org) is an integrated healthcare delivery network serving more than 1.1 million people across Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota. Ministry generates nearly $2.2 billion in annual operating revenue with 15 hospitals, 46 clinics, and over 11,000 associates, including 700 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. In 2013, Ministry Health Care joined Ascension, the largest Catholic and not-for-profit healthcare system in the nation. In that same year, Ministry became part of Integrated Health Network (IHN) which represents more than 5,000 physicians, 500 clinics and 42 hospitals in northern, central and eastern Wisconsin. IHN was created to improve the quality, efficiency and value of healthcare services in the markets served by its members.
Ministry is ranked among the top 20 percent of healthcare systems in the country according to Truven Health Analytics, and five Ministry hospitals are ranked in the top 10 in the state in Medicare’s Hospital Value Based Purchasing (VBP) program. Network Health, co-owned by Ministry Health Care and Froedtert Health, has received 4 ½-star recognition by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its Medicare Advantage plans.
