Family Medicine and Medical Weight Loss

Tara Stout, DNP, ARNP, provides care to families, she understands being open-minded and listening are important to finding a solution together and to truly get to know her patients and partner with them to achieve their health goals.

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Lea Rice RD, LDN, CDCES, is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist at Mahaska Health. Specialties Diabetes Education Medical Nutritional Therapy Board Status Commision on Dietetic Registration Education University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN To schedule with a Mahaska Health Specialist please call 641.672.3360

Shawn Richmond, MD

Family Medicine Medical Director
Family Medicine

Shawn Richmond, MD, Family Medicine Medical Director, has been serving the Mahaska Health community in areas of primary care since 2000. Originally, from Ottumwa, he chose to practice at Mahaska Health in order to be close to family and because of the great atmosphere of the community. When caring for patients, his philosophy is to…

Geriatric & Skilled Nursing Care Medical Director, Geriatrics

Dr. David North serves as the Medical Director for Geriatric and Skilled Nursing Care at Mahaska Health. He has provided compassionate care in the community for nearly 25 years, and has largely focused his career on providing care to the elderly population in Mahaska County. Dr. North and his colleague Lisa Nelson, ARNP, serve as…

Geriatric Care

Lisa Nelson, ARNP, provides Geriatric and Skilled Nursing care at Mahaska Health. For Lisa, she was led to providing geriatric care while she was completing her nurse practitioner degree at the University of Iowa in 2003. Her grandmother received care at a long-term care facility, and she realized quickly that she wanted to provide this…