The Appleton Area Health Podcast: Recent Episodes
Matt Tollefson
The Appleton Area Health Podcast (located in Appleton, MN) is designed to demystify the complex world of healthcare and offer practical solutions for you to improve your health.
This episode features Registered Dietician, Lindsay Ourada and Food & Nutrition Services Manager, Lynelle Dwyer as they provide some basic and helpful tips to help you reach your wellness related goals.
In this episode, we talk about the Whole Person Wellness Program, the blood tests that are a part of the program, and Calcium Scoring tests that are currently being offered and sponsored by the Martinson Foundation. Enjoy!
In this episode, Matt visits with Lesa Thielke and Kelsey Tollefson about the newly launched Whole Person Wellness Program. What inspired the program and what can participants expect who sign up for the program.
In this episode Matt learns about the new EHR, EPIC, from Tori Hammerud, talks with Jason Boonstra about the new DDR x-ray, and visits with Apple Ridge tenant Lyle Larson.
This episodes features an introduction to Dr. Keller, our March employee of the month, Kelsey Kuechenmeister, and an interview with AAH patient Hope Schmidt.
Episode 7 is here! On this weeks episode of the Appleton Area Health podcast we learn all about the importance of colorectal cancer screening. We also meet our newest family nurse practitioner, Lesa Thielke and one of her recent patients, Julia. Settle in and enjoy this episode!
In this episode we learn more about Medicare Annual Wellness visits with Melissa Schwendemann, visit with Mitch Fett about his experience with calcium scoring, and talk with our January employee of the month, Saige Ochsendorf.
This episode is all about the AAH swing bed program as Matt interviews coordinator Allison Moen and patient Laura Wood. What is swing bed and what are the benefits?
In this episode Matt interviews new Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Bill Vandivier to learn more about him and his practice. Matt also visits with December employee of the month, John Andrews and AAH patient Leslie Ehrenberg.
In this episode Matt interviews CEO Greg Miner to learn about him and his vision for the future. Matt also visits with November employee of the month Maggie Pehrson and Care Center resident Bea Steinke.
Appleton Area Health is the only facility in Southwest Minnesota that is able to offer direct access to calcium scoring. In this episode, Matt learns about what calcium scoring is, why is it important, and meets with a patient who credits the test with saving her life.
Matt visits with Kelsey Tollefson to discuss self-care during the holidays. He also visits with Care Center LPN, Tevin Nelson. Finally, he wraps up with an interview of Apple Ridge resident Ruth Anderson.
Welcome to the Appleton Area Health Podcast. In this pilot episode, we introduce the format and structure of the show. Please email topic ideas to mtollefson@aah-mn.org.
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