Tara Stout, DNP, ARNP joined Mahaska Health in December 2019 after receiving her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa. Many may know her as she spent some time at Mahaska Health during her clinical rotations with Dr. O’Brien and Tonya Johannes. Tara grew up in Sully, Iowa and lives on a…
Esther is a Licensed Massage Therapist who offers a wide variety of massage techniques, including stone massage. Esther enjoys helping her clients feel better, maintain a healthy lifestyle and manage their pain. As an Oskaloosa native who was born at Mahaska Health, she is honored to be treating patients in her home community. Specialty Massage…
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
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…
Melissa Lamb, ARNP-BC specializes in the areas of allergy, immunology and pulmonology and has been with Mahaska Health since 2006. Lamb joined the team at Mahaska Health after 5 years of extensive pulmonary specialty experience at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Melissa can empathize with patients because she has been on the patient side of…
