In 2023, the City of Eau Claire was the second fastest growing city in Wisconsin and is the now the seventh largest city in Wisconsin, just two years after becoming the eighth largest city in the state.
Advice To Patients
OakLeaf Medical Network physicians and caregivers are working hard to ensure their patients will have access to the medical services they need.
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“We’ve had lots of worried calls from patients confused about all of the news in the last week and a half,” added Dr. Dettbarn. “All of OakLeaf Medical Network Clinics are open and caring for and working diligently to help patients who need specific services – we are here to stay.”
What Should Patients Do?
Confirm with your doctor upcoming appointments.
Keep your scheduled medical appointments.
If your provider is unable to see you, OakLeaf Medical Network clinics may be able to accommodate new patients with their new extended hours.
Hospital services that need to be replaced in the region with HSHS closures
900+ expected women who are patients of OakLeaf Medical Network doctors will need to find a new hospital to give birth in with HSHS closing its eight labor beds and seven post-partum beds;
175+ wound care patients will not have the wound/hyperbaric clinic services required to heal;
50+ dialysis patients will need to find new dialysis slots, and capacity at other local dialysis units is limited;
Over 100 cancer patients will need to find a new treatment home; other cancer care centers in the region are currently operating at or near capacity;
20+ inpatient psychiatry hospital beds including the only adolescent unit in the region; and
many others
About OakLeaf Medical Network
OakLeaf Medical Network is the largest independent physician association in Western Wisconsin, with over 300 medical providers (125 physicians) with 40 specialties working across 26 clinics in 14 counties. Over 30,000 primary care patients are served by OakLeaf Medical Network providers. Originally founded in 1994 by a local group of physicians committed to preserving the unique values of independent medical practices including personal care, continuity of care, and easier access to care, as a “clinic without walls,” the organization has evolved and grown over time.
Today the clinics under the OakLeaf Medical Network include, OakLeaf Clinics (founded in 2015) with its six divisions, Buffalo River Clinic, Chippewa Valley Anesthesia Associates, Chippewa Valley Eye Clinic, Chippewa Valley Eye Clinic Chippewa Falls, Chippewa Valley Neurosciences, Chippewa Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Confluence Healthcare, DeFatta ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery, Diagnostic Radiology Associates, Eau Claire G.I. Associates, Evergreen Surgical, Foot and Ankle Clinic, Hesse Foot & Ankle Clinic, Interventional Pain Specialists of Wisconsin, Medical X-Ray Consultants, Merrick Plastic & Hand Surgery, Northwest Radiation Oncology Associates, Nystrom & Associates, Pathology, SC, Plastic Surgery Clinic of Eau Claire, Sunrise Family Care Clinic, Thomas Peller, MD, Western Wisconsin Urology, Winding Rivers Counseling, and Wisconsin Brain & Spine Center.
OakLeaf Medical Network clinics are in the following counties: Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Trempealeau, and Washburn.
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