Van Diest Medical serves patients at new Fort Dodge clinic
FORT DODGE — Patients of the Van Diest Family Health Clinic in Fort Dodge are now seeing their care team in a new spacious facility.
The clinic at 2419 Second Ave. N. replaces the one on the city’s west side.
The new facility was celebrated Thursday with a ribbon cutting ceremony conducted by the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance Ambassadors.
Lisa Ridge, the chief executive officer of Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City, said the new site offers “convenient parking for patients, a spacious waiting room and comfortable exam rooms.” She said it also has a radiology room and laboratory.
But Ridge said what really makes the facility special is the “the compassionate and committed care” provided by the staff.
The health care providers there are Dr. John Birkett, Dr. Alan Nguyen, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Tricia Widlund and Physician’s Assistant Joe Harris. Ridge said Dr. Adam Swisher will begin seeing patients there in January.
There are 16 people on the health clinic’s staff.
Ridge thanked Monica Rentz, the clinic manager, for her dedication and meticulous attention to detail as the creation of the new clinic progressed.
“The care and dedication she brought to every aspect of the project did not go unnoticed,” she said.
The building is owned by Clyde and Diane Knupp, of Fort Dodge.
Envision Architecture, of Des Moines, designed the necessary renovations. Henkel Construction, of Mason City, was the general contractor.
There has been a Van Diest Family Health Clinic in Fort Dodge since 2020. That is when Van Diest acquired the clinic at 123 Ave. O West from Mercy One. The Mercy One clinic opened in January 2017, with Birkett and Nguyen as the physicians.
The new building is larger than the previous one. Each provider now has multiple exam rooms. The previous clinic did not have a radiology room.
The new building opened on June 30.
Lisa Ridge, chief executive officer of Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City, cuts the ribbon Thursday to dedicate the new Van Diest Family Health Clinic in Fort Dodge.
