Dr. Jennifer Fischer and Dr. Katherine Helgen answer your questions about caring for your health in the era of COVID.

Learn more: bit.ly/nhc-care-during-covid

MAY 28, 2020 – Northfield Hospital + Clinics reopens its Lakeville Clinic on Monday, June 1 for primary and specialty care.

Providers in Lakeville – plus NH+C’s Northfield, Farmington and Faribault clinics – return to their regular schedules on June 1, including evening hours.

Plans are being made to reopen the Lonsdale Clinic later in June. For now, Urgent Care in Lakeville and Express Care Clinic in Northfield remain closed.

All NH+C clinics are taking precautions for the safety of patients and staff.

MAY 27, 2020 – Northfield Hospital + Clinics is reopening its Faribault Clinic for Orthopedics and
ENT (ear, nose and throat) care. Plus: Mac is back.

The Faribault Clinic also welcomes Dr. David McIntyre, a family medicine doctor and Faribault
native now seeing patients in NH+C’s Faribault Clinic. Dr. McIntyre continues to see patients in
the Northfield Clinic, too.

Your health needs don’t stop because of COVID-19. Northfield Hospital + Clinics doesn’t stop, either. Download our "Care During COVID" Guide here.

We are caring for essential health needs during the pandemic. With systemwide precautions in all our locations – plus Video Visits – we can care for you safely.

We encourage you to call your clinic to discuss your health concerns. We’ll review your condition and determine the best option for you – whether that’s a Video Visit or being seen in person.

Your health needs don’t stop because of COVID-19. Northfield Hospital + Clinics doesn’t stop, either.

We are caring for essential health needs during the pandemic. With systemwide precautions in all our locations – plus Video Visits – we can care for you safely.

Chronic conditions: It takes consistent care to manage conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease. Stay in touch with your provider via clinic appointments or Video Visits. Your provider will work with you to determine the best options for your care.

Your health needs don’t stop because of COVID-19. Northfield Hospital + Clinics doesn’t stop, either.

We are caring for essential health needs during the pandemic. With systemwide precautions in all our locations – plus Video Visits – we can care for you safely.

Older adults can have multiple health problems or complex conditions. Consistent, coordinated care helps manage overall health.

APRIL 27, 2020 – Northfield Hospital + Clinics now has Video Visits as a new alternative for clinic appointments.

Video Visits are face-to-face appointments with a NH+C health care provider through a phone, computer or tablet. Video Visits help you and your provider manage chronic conditions like diabetes or asthma, or treat common illnesses like sinus infections, rashes or allergies.   

Snoring through a long winter’s night? It might be sleep apnea.   ENT specialist Gerard O’Halloran, MD – board-certified in sleep medicine – explains how sleep apnea is diagnosed and treated.

What is sleep apnea?

Sleep apnea is a common disorder with one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. It affects about 20 million adults in the U.S., and many don’t realize that they have it.

Ear infections are common among kids, and often painful. Ear infections happen when viruses or bacteria get into the middle ear, the space behind the ear drum, causing pressure and discomfort.

ENT specialist Gerard O’Halloran, MD, explains:

What causes an ear infection?

Holidays are busy! And can be stressful. Emotional stress (high expectations, financial strain, maybe family tensions) combines with physical stress from busy schedules, different eating habits, less daylight, and limited physical activity.

Stress can affect your physical health. Symptoms include: