History

NorthReach Healthcare was formed on October 1, 2000, as a joint venture network of primary care physicians. The owners of the organization are Bellin Health System of Green Bay and Bay Area Medical Center of Marinette. The goal of this venture was to unite a number of local clinics together to preserve and enhance primary health care services for the residents of Marinette and Menominee County. Further, the partnership was the direct result of BAMC’s and Bellin’s interest in preserving local health care options in the area, while also finding ways to improve service delivery in an increasingly competitive market place.

In its brief existence, NorthReach Healthcare has gone from 18 primary care physicians and nurse practitioners to almost 30 today. Several additional clinics were added including NorthReach Internal Medicine, NorthReach Pediatrics and Linda Werner, MD and Associates – all in Marinette.

A new medical center was built in Crivitz to care for the growing needs of its residents in March of 2003. The 19,000 square-foot state-of-the-art medical clinic included procedure rooms for minor surgeries, x-ray services, bone densitometry and on-site mammography. Additionally, Bay Area Medical Center uses part of the building to provide physical, speech, and occupational therapy on-site for added patient convenience.

In October 2003, the NorthReach Board of Directors approved Dr. Calvin Nogler as its first Medical Director to provide and develop leadership within the organization. Dr. Nogler has overseen the development of a Practice Executive Committee, which directs the day-to-day operations of NorthReach Healthcare and is made up of six providers of various specialties and backgrounds. This executive committee ensures a physician led health care organization. It provides for development of clinical policies, provider recruiting, development of quality assurance guidelines, and direction for the development of provider performance standards.

Today the NorthReach Healthcare physician base has grown to become the largest group of primary care physicians in the community.

About NorthReach

NorthReach Healthcare is a ten clinic network of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing in Marinette and Menominee counties. It is a joint venture of Bay Area Medical Center of Marinette and Bellin Health System of Green Bay.

Twenty-six board certified or board eligible health care providers offer services in family medicine, internal medicine, geriatrics, pediatric and adolescent medicine, and women’s health (obstetrics/gynecology) at various clinic locations stretching from Peshtigo, Wisconsin to the south and Daggett, Michigan to the north. Select, advanced services are offered at many clinics including on-site laboratory services, on-site x-ray services, mammography and bone densitometry.

Many NorthReach physicians are also on staff at Bay Area Medical Center providing services such as obstetrics and delivery, surgical procedures and hospital inpatient care. Other physicians coordinate the inpatient care for their patients with the Bay Area Medical Center Hospitalists program.

NorthReach also has a fully functional network laboratory and a central administrative office in Marinette that houses the billing, transcription, customer service and administrative departments.

The mission of NorthReach is to provide high quality healthcare with compassion to all people in the community. NorthReach’s team of expert providers has trained in major medical centers across the nation and the world. They are committed to caring for the health needs of patients and their loved ones with respect, kindness and skill.