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…
Stephen Mineart, MD, has served the Oskaloosa community as a primary care physician since 1987. Dr. Mineart was drawn to the medical field because of his love of science and biology and enjoys building a longitudinal relationship with his patients, learning who they are and hearing their stories. In his more than 32 years at…
Eric Miller, DO, has been with Mahaska Health since 2015. He grew up on a farm just outside Ottumwa, IA and chose Mahaska Health because he has always wanted to be close to home in a rural setting. Dr. Miller gravitated toward medicine since his mother is a Pediatrician, but he wanted to see a…
Dr. Kym Life is an internist by training and enjoys working with her patients to determine the best treatment plan that fits their needs. Dr. Life values the importance of a healthy lifestyle and when not at work, enjoys spending time outdoors and riding her bicycle. Department Occupational Health Education Des Moines University School of…
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…
