Area Clinics

Essentia Health offers care close to home in two Park Rapids locations.

Essentia Health-Park Rapids Clinic, located at 705 Pleasant Ave. S., provides primary and specialty care Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Services include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, imaging services, surgery, lab services, behavioral health, weight management, telehealth services, wound care and vein services. Also, a full array of visiting specialists provide care in cardiology, ENT, OB/GYN, audiology, urology, podiatry and oncology. 3D Mammography is also available. Call 218-732-2800 or visit essentiahealth.org to schedule an appointment.

Essentia Health-Park Rapids Highway 34 Clinic, located at 1103 1st St. E., provides walk-in care Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Orthopedics, podiatry, chiropractic and dermatology services are also offered, along with a large physical, occupational and speech therapy department with 2,900 square feet of space and over 3,000 square feet of radiology space, including a state-of-theart MRI room. Call 218-732-6300 or visit essentiahealth.org to schedule an appointment.

SANFORD HEALTH-PARK RAPIDS CLINIC

Sanford Health Park Rapids Clinic, located at 110 7th St.West across from the hospital, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. and offers same-day appointments in family medicine, lab and x-ray services.

Shane Nygard, MD, family medicine physician, and Shelly Mahowald, APRN, CNP, nurse practitioner, both provide care for the whole family, from newborns to elderly. The clinic recently welcomed Alyssa Robley, DPT, PT, physical therapist, and Sara Anderson, OTR/L, occupational therapist, who will provide fulltime occupational and physical therapy services in Park Rapids.

In addition, specialists in pediatrics; cardiology; OB/GYN; nephrology; orthopedics; ear, nose and throat (ENT); pain management and medical oncology/hematology provide outreach specialty services at the clinic. To make an appointment, call 218-699-3121.

Erickson Medical Clinic

Vern Erickson, MD, offers internal medicine and urgent care with phone consultations 24/7. Referrals can be made to any specialist or hospital as needed. New patients and walkins are welcome, although appointments are recommended. Call 218-732-7760.