Our Physicians

• Brandon Essink, M.D. Board Certified Family Practice
• Ron Morse, M.D. Board Certified Family Practice

In addition to Dr. Essink and Dr. Morse, CAHS offers several specialty outreach clinics each month. Current specialties and providers include:

• Woman’s Health of Northeast Nebraska, Dr. James Albin, OB/GYN
• Yankton Medical Clinic:
  • Dr. James Appelwick, Surgeon
  • Dr. Patrick Collison, Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Dr. Lori Hansen, Pulmonology
  • Dr. Mary Milroy, Surgeon, Breast Specialist
• Dr. Don Bell, Vascular
• Faith Regional Cardio Vascular Institute
  • Dr. Welsh
  • Dr. Ranjan
  • Dr. Ahmed
  • Dr. Brandt
• Dr. Patrick Collison, Ear, Nose & Throat
• Dr. Michael Dehning, Cardiology
• Dr. James Morgan, Cardiology
• Dr. Thomas Hepperlen, Urology
• Dr. Lisa Miller, General Surgeon
• Dr. Scott Shindler, Podiatry
• Dr. Mark Verdun, Orthopedics
• Dr. Jonathan Weitzmann, Nephrologist

Other Physicians with Hospital privileges at CAHS are Dr. D.M. Laflan, Dr. D.J. Nagengast/Bloomfield and Dr. K.K. Pavlik, Verdigre. Midlevels include Cathy Laflan, A.P.R.N.; Sunny Nagengast, A.P.R.N.; Kathy Ickler-White, A.P.R.N.; and Kevin Lauck, P.A.