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Stories about Lakewood patients, educational resources, and updates about our community.
Lakewood's Kendra Petersen honored with Statewide Award
Nov. 25, 2025: Lakewood is thrilled to share that Kendra Petersen, RN, and Lakewood Care Center Certified Nursing ...
Hospice volunteer shares the ‘gift of presence’
Nov. 18, 2025: When Sherry Frisk and her husband, Greg, moved back to Motley in 2011, she was simply looking for a way ...
‘It’s Been a Slice’: Jeff Wynn’s Journey of Humor and Hope
Nov. 15, 2025: When you sit down with Jeff Wynn, you hear two things almost immediately: his honesty and his laughter. ...
Dr. Jennifer Heim is New Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Lakewood Health System
Nov. 14, 2025: Lakewood Health System welcomes Dr. Jennifer Heim, obstetrician and gynecologist (OB/GYN), to its ...
Milk donor site opens at Longbella Drug
Nov. 14, 2025: Lakewood is thrilled to announce the opening of a milk depot at Longbella Drug located at The Plaza in ...
COPD advocate inspires others
Nov. 12, 2025: When Lisa Hall of Bertha was 47, a pulmonary function test and CT scan confirmed what years of severe ...
Choosing quality of life
Nov. 10, 2025: When Dr. John Gorton, longtime Staples dentist, husband, father, grandfather and community member, was ...
Love, Loss and the Gift of Hospice
Nov. 4, 2025: When Mike Schmidt talks about his wife, Heidi, his sentences fill with warmth and love: green grass under ...