Goshen Health Has Ribbon-Cutting For New North Webster Clinic
January 16, 2023 at 9:37 p.m.
Goshen Health Has Ribbon-Cutting For New North Webster Clinic
By David [email protected]
“And one of the ways that you help improve the health of communities is providing great access to very high-quality health care services. And so, we’re privileged to be here in North Webster and with the opening of this clinic. We are pleased and privileged to have Dr. Chelsea Wolf as our lead physician here. She’s one of those young bucks that are just really well trained and just a lovely lady and just very excited to have her here, leading this clinic and operations,” Christophel stated.
He said Goshen Health is happy to be a part of the North Webster community, part of the Goshen Health support system of services, “and so Dr. Wolf will do an excellent job taking care of 90% of the health needs of the communities, and when additional services are needed, she’s well-integrated and coordinated and involved with the remainder of the other specialty services that we have throughout Goshen Health.”
Goshen Health is looking forward to being a more significant part of the community, Christophel said, and part of the community’s health improvement.
After Goshen Health Chaplain Donnie Johnson provided a blessing on the facility, Goshen Physicians Vice President Jon Yoder said, “As Randy mentioned, the mission of Goshen Health is to improve the health of our communities. We do this through partnerships just like this, through a conversation that started with (North Webster Community Center Executive Director) Emily Worrel and (Goshen Physicians Director) Kyla (Wolferman) and our (Goshen Physicians Project Manager) Emily (McGowen) and said, ‘What does this look like to bring primary care to North Webster and right next to, right alongside everything you’re doing in the Community Center?’”
Yoder said they were so excited for the ribbon-cutting to mark the next chapter in the life of the Community Center and what it means to members of the North Webster community and the patients that the clinic will serve.
“And in addition to improving the health of our community, we say we do that through exceptional people doing exceptional work,” Yoder said before recognizing his colleagues who helped bring the NWCC clinic to reality. He named McGowen, Wolferman, Goshen Physicians Practice Manager Shannon Perkins and the clinical staff who will be the “boots on the ground” of the clinic’s staff.
“Today marks the day where the community of North Webster doesn’t just gain a nurse practitioner, a medical assistant, a PSR, today marks the day where the community of North Webster gains a whole health system - an army of doctors and nurses, primary care providers, specialists who are all aligned behind our mission of improving the health of our communities and improving the health of this community in a new way today. We’re so grateful to be a part of that, we’re grateful to be a part of the next story - this story - of North Webster and bringing health and wellness to the communities,” Yoder said.
Worrell then spoke, saying, “For years we have worked as an organization on preserving our legacy, basically through our building. And although honorable, we may have had it all wrong. Fifty years ago, this wing was built to create a legacy by providing state-of-the-art education to the young people in its community.”
She quoted Frank Lloyd Wright, who said, “We create our buildings and they create us. Likewise, we construct our circle of friends and our communities. And then they construct us.”
Worrell then went on to say, “We’ve created our building, but our community is our legacy. North Webster Community Center has refocused its work over the last year and truly let our mission mean that. Our goal of creating accessibility to meaningful activities and opportunities for healthy lifestyle, we feel, starts with preventative care and education.”
She said NWCC’s partnership with Goshen Physicians is a “much-needed partnership” and it continues the building’s creation of legacy for the community.
“It’s a huge step in creating sustainability for the future of our community members, our town and our organization,” Worrell said.
Speaking to the team from Goshen Health who helped bring the clinic to a reality, she said, “We are creating a lasting impact on this community and we are beyond thrilled to do this with you.”
Wolf began seeing patients in the NWCC clinic Dec. 27, after starting in Syracuse in August. After the ribbon-cuttings and photo opportunities Monday, she said working in North Webster has been going really good.
“We keep having more and more patients every day, which is great. It’s been really fun to meet people in the community and hear their stories. A lot of them went to school here, and then they come in and it’s completely changed and now we’re doing their health care there, which is really neat. So I’ve really enjoyed working here,” Wolf said, adding that her two-person staff also have enjoyed working at the North Webster location.
Primary care is a huge part of health care, Wolf said, and her office is a gatekeeper. “We like to see people and evaluate them, and then if ever we can get our specialist colleagues involved to get the patient a higher level of care that they need, we, of course, do that,” she said.
Her office is taking new patients.
Christophel said Goshen Health has about 30 locations in four counties in northern Indiana.
“And this is an important part of how we provide ready access to excellent primary care services. And so, the best way to improve the health of a community is to make sure they have access when they need it to excellent physician services, primary care services,” Christophel stated. “Dr. Wolf is fantastic, and we’re just very excited about being in this part of the community.”
He said the North Webster office will work in deep coordination with the Syracuse office. They will collaborate back and forth and there will be a full integration of services, and Wolf will be a part of that care team that takes care of the community.
As Wolf’s practice grows, Christophel explained about the clinic’s expansion plans, “we’ll plan to build this out into more exam rooms, bring more providers in.”
Worrell said now that all the plans and clinic have come to fruition, it’s “really amazing.”
“It’s legacy work. It’s one of those things that will be forever part of our community. It will always be something that we have or have had. In 50 years to come, I hope they’re still here. To see a part of a community - something that is so needed in our community - that our organization was able to bring, is very humbling and there’s a really large piece of pride that comes with that. And we are so proud to have them here and so excited for what opportunities that brings us in the near future,” she said.
“And one of the ways that you help improve the health of communities is providing great access to very high-quality health care services. And so, we’re privileged to be here in North Webster and with the opening of this clinic. We are pleased and privileged to have Dr. Chelsea Wolf as our lead physician here. She’s one of those young bucks that are just really well trained and just a lovely lady and just very excited to have her here, leading this clinic and operations,” Christophel stated.
He said Goshen Health is happy to be a part of the North Webster community, part of the Goshen Health support system of services, “and so Dr. Wolf will do an excellent job taking care of 90% of the health needs of the communities, and when additional services are needed, she’s well-integrated and coordinated and involved with the remainder of the other specialty services that we have throughout Goshen Health.”
Goshen Health is looking forward to being a more significant part of the community, Christophel said, and part of the community’s health improvement.
After Goshen Health Chaplain Donnie Johnson provided a blessing on the facility, Goshen Physicians Vice President Jon Yoder said, “As Randy mentioned, the mission of Goshen Health is to improve the health of our communities. We do this through partnerships just like this, through a conversation that started with (North Webster Community Center Executive Director) Emily Worrel and (Goshen Physicians Director) Kyla (Wolferman) and our (Goshen Physicians Project Manager) Emily (McGowen) and said, ‘What does this look like to bring primary care to North Webster and right next to, right alongside everything you’re doing in the Community Center?’”
Yoder said they were so excited for the ribbon-cutting to mark the next chapter in the life of the Community Center and what it means to members of the North Webster community and the patients that the clinic will serve.
“And in addition to improving the health of our community, we say we do that through exceptional people doing exceptional work,” Yoder said before recognizing his colleagues who helped bring the NWCC clinic to reality. He named McGowen, Wolferman, Goshen Physicians Practice Manager Shannon Perkins and the clinical staff who will be the “boots on the ground” of the clinic’s staff.
“Today marks the day where the community of North Webster doesn’t just gain a nurse practitioner, a medical assistant, a PSR, today marks the day where the community of North Webster gains a whole health system - an army of doctors and nurses, primary care providers, specialists who are all aligned behind our mission of improving the health of our communities and improving the health of this community in a new way today. We’re so grateful to be a part of that, we’re grateful to be a part of the next story - this story - of North Webster and bringing health and wellness to the communities,” Yoder said.
Worrell then spoke, saying, “For years we have worked as an organization on preserving our legacy, basically through our building. And although honorable, we may have had it all wrong. Fifty years ago, this wing was built to create a legacy by providing state-of-the-art education to the young people in its community.”
She quoted Frank Lloyd Wright, who said, “We create our buildings and they create us. Likewise, we construct our circle of friends and our communities. And then they construct us.”
Worrell then went on to say, “We’ve created our building, but our community is our legacy. North Webster Community Center has refocused its work over the last year and truly let our mission mean that. Our goal of creating accessibility to meaningful activities and opportunities for healthy lifestyle, we feel, starts with preventative care and education.”
She said NWCC’s partnership with Goshen Physicians is a “much-needed partnership” and it continues the building’s creation of legacy for the community.
“It’s a huge step in creating sustainability for the future of our community members, our town and our organization,” Worrell said.
Speaking to the team from Goshen Health who helped bring the clinic to a reality, she said, “We are creating a lasting impact on this community and we are beyond thrilled to do this with you.”
Wolf began seeing patients in the NWCC clinic Dec. 27, after starting in Syracuse in August. After the ribbon-cuttings and photo opportunities Monday, she said working in North Webster has been going really good.
“We keep having more and more patients every day, which is great. It’s been really fun to meet people in the community and hear their stories. A lot of them went to school here, and then they come in and it’s completely changed and now we’re doing their health care there, which is really neat. So I’ve really enjoyed working here,” Wolf said, adding that her two-person staff also have enjoyed working at the North Webster location.
Primary care is a huge part of health care, Wolf said, and her office is a gatekeeper. “We like to see people and evaluate them, and then if ever we can get our specialist colleagues involved to get the patient a higher level of care that they need, we, of course, do that,” she said.
Her office is taking new patients.
Christophel said Goshen Health has about 30 locations in four counties in northern Indiana.
“And this is an important part of how we provide ready access to excellent primary care services. And so, the best way to improve the health of a community is to make sure they have access when they need it to excellent physician services, primary care services,” Christophel stated. “Dr. Wolf is fantastic, and we’re just very excited about being in this part of the community.”
He said the North Webster office will work in deep coordination with the Syracuse office. They will collaborate back and forth and there will be a full integration of services, and Wolf will be a part of that care team that takes care of the community.
As Wolf’s practice grows, Christophel explained about the clinic’s expansion plans, “we’ll plan to build this out into more exam rooms, bring more providers in.”
Worrell said now that all the plans and clinic have come to fruition, it’s “really amazing.”
“It’s legacy work. It’s one of those things that will be forever part of our community. It will always be something that we have or have had. In 50 years to come, I hope they’re still here. To see a part of a community - something that is so needed in our community - that our organization was able to bring, is very humbling and there’s a really large piece of pride that comes with that. And we are so proud to have them here and so excited for what opportunities that brings us in the near future,” she said.
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