Appleton Area Health

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What is the Whole Person Wellness Program? The Whole Person Wellness Program focuses on proactive medicine for your best quality of life.

How does the program work? The program takes an individualized approach for weight loss, stress reduction, health concerns or any area of wellness you are looking to improve. If able, we will take a non-medication approach and encourage small behavioral changes for long-term benefits.

Our test group of three participants collectively lost 21 pounds and reduced their triglycerides by 177 points in 3 months. Data also showed they felt less stressed, felt good about their wellness plan and improved their overall knowledge on wellness. (Individual results may vary, but this is given as a sample of what WPWP may help you to achieve!)

Tell us about yourself. My partner and I live on a 5-acre farm north of Holloway. We raise registered dairy goats and poultry. We maintain a large 100 foot by 50 foot garden. We try to live sustainably and keep our carbon footprint low.

What are some of your hobbies? I enjoy micro-farming and learning about Minnesota flora and fauna. It is our goal to combine farming with cultivating native trees and shrubs of food value to both humans and wildlife. This year, we are planting flowers and grass in our meadow in hopes of diversifying it.

What do you love about your job? I am a retired public school teacher licensed in a different state. Whatever work I do I want that work to have purpose and value. I want it to mesh well with my values of kindness and environmental stewardship. In all my various occupations, people-centered service weaves them all together. Although I spend most of my working time in the AAH kitchen, I enjoy getting out to spend quality time with the residents.

Dr. Osbon believes patients deserve the care they need when they need it, and wants to make it a priority to see sick patients when they need to be seen. He says Appleton Area Health already has a great team in place, and he hopes to be another physician that the patients of Appleton can trust.

Originally from Louisiana, Dr. Osbon now resides with his family in Montevideo. In 2022, Dr. Osbon started a physician group, Emergency Prime, to help with emergency room coverage of local rural hospitals.

In his free time, Dr. Osbon enjoys golfing, cooking, and spending time with his family traveling and watching sports. Dr. Osbon looks forward to serving the Appleton community.

Specialty: Family Practice, Emergency Medicine

Education/Residency: University of Mississippi, Ventura County Medical Center

Brittany Hamann has worked with all ages; from conducting developmental assessments for infant children to the geriatric population navigating adjustment. She has experience as a clinician in every step of the mental health care system from inpatient psychiatric hospitalization settings to short term, as needed periodic therapy sessions.

Brittany is a community faculty professor, public speaker, and teaches clinical supervision courses. She is honored to be a part of the valuable experiences that occur in therapy that builds insight and confidence in knowing yourself. Brittany is proud to be born and raised in rural Minnesota.

Dr. Keller is a highly accomplished physician-leader who has a distinguished career specializing in family medicine, urgent care, and hospice care.

Dr. Keller comes to Appleton Area Health following several years in Iowa’s MercyOne medical system where he held several leadership roles. Dr. Keller is a graduate of the University of Iowa, and George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Keller is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice.

“Dr. Keller is both an extraordinarily skilled physician and an outstanding caregiver in the truest sense of the word. I am confident Dr. Keller will make an immediate and positive impact on our community and our entire hospital team.”
– Greg Miner, Chief Executive Officer

Away from his time at the hospital, Dr. Keller enjoys family time with his wife Stephanie and their three daughters.

No matter where you are in your journey toward better health, we’re here to help. MyChart gives you free online access to your medical record.

• Review summaries and notes about past visits
• Message your provider
• Easily schedule and request in-person or videovisits with your care team
• View test results as soon as they are available
• Access your family members’ medical records
• View your billing account summary and make a payment online
• Complete eCheck-In and save time at the clinic.

MyChart will be available now. You are welcome to come in to our clinic and get signed up. No appointments needed.

CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring is used to detect plaque in your coronary arteries and is one of the most advanced methods available today to detect heart disease in its earliest stages.

Why get a Cardiac Calcium Score? In the US, every 29 seconds, someone has a heart attack and every 60 seconds, someone dies from a heart attack. 50% of men and 63% of women who die suddenly of heart disease have no previous symptoms.

Early detection is the key to prevention. CT cardiac calcium scoring will give you two very important pieces of information: the presence of absence of calcium (plaque) in your coronary arteries and the degree of the coronary calcium present in your coronary arteries.

To learn more about CT Calcium Scoring, call 320.289.1580 and schedule your appointment today. No referral needed.

Dr. William Lee received his Bachelor’s degree at the University of South Dakota and attended medical school at the University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa. He also completed his surgical residency at the Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies/Michigan State University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Dr. Lee has worked as a general surgeon for over 25 years and has specialized in bariatric surgery for more than 15 years. He has practiced in Minnesota and South Dakota his entire career.

As a member of the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Lee performs a variety of surgical procedures and has had extensive experience in gastrointestinal and bariatrics and can perform a broad array of general surgical procedures such as:
Hiatal hernia repair (heartburn), Bowel surgery, Appendectomy, Treatment of varicose veins, Breast surgery, Colonoscopy for screening/diagnosis/treatment, Upper GI endoscopies and so many more!