Access to specialized healthcare providers locally means you can receive high-quality care without extensive travel. If you need to see a specialist beyond your primary care provider, it often feels like you’ll face long waits for appointments. Many hospitals and healthcare facilities in the tristate area are experiencing a surge in patients needing immediate care, making timely appointments increasingly challenging.
Southwest Health is addressing this issue by developing healthcare infrastructure that enables specialty providers to see patients more promptly, improving accessibility to care.
At the Darlington Clinic, patients can often see specialty providers without long wait times. Here’s a closer look at Southwest Health’s OBGYN and ENT specialists at the Darlington Clinic who are available to provide expert care, without a wait.
Southwest Health’s commitment to accessible and high-quality care spans a range of specialties, from Obstetrics & Gynecology to pediatric care. By enhancing healthcare infrastructure, the Darlington Clinic ensures patients can receive timely attention from specialized providers without long waits.
Below, you’ll find more information about our experienced OBGYN and ENT specialists, who are here to support your health and well-being.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Services
Southwest Health’s Obstetrics & Gynecology providers are here for you every step of the way, no matter your stage of life or specific concern. From preventative and routine care, family planning and conception, to finally bringing home a baby, or advanced gynecological and surgical care, the Obstetrics & Gynecology provider at Southwest Health’s Darlington Clinic provides experience, respect, and a genuine passion for understanding your individual wants and needs.
Mary Beth Wampfler, MD, practices the full-range of Obstetrics and Gynecology from adolescent care, pregnancy, menopause, and everything in between including preventative and routine care. She is excited to provide this essential care with kindness and respect to the women of southwest Wisconsin. She has a specific interest in helping her patients dealing with endometriosis, painful periods, PCOS, and preventative care.
To make an appointment with Southwest Health’s OBGYN at the Darlington Clinic, Mary Beth Wampfler, MD, call (608) 776-4413.
Ear, Nose, and Throat Services
What happens when your child continually gets ear infections or snoring starts to affect their ability to get quality sleep? If you are constantly taking your child to urgent care or looking for an over the counter option for your breathing, it might be time to go beyond a primary care provider and see a specialist. If you are continually dealing with the same condition that affects ears, nose, throat, or a related area, an ENT specialist may be able to help. The following issues may require seeking the care of an ENT specialist:
- Chronic earaches
- Frequent nosebleeds
- Persistent Ear infections
- Enlarged tonsils or adenoiditis
- Changes in hearing or balance
- Snoring
Katie Ponsler, PA-C, enjoys caring for ENT patients throughout their lives. She thinks of her relationships with her patients as a partnership. Her role is to help patients understand their health and work with them to develop a care plan. It’s crucial her patients have an active voice and feel confident in their decisions, even her pediatric patients. Understanding how chronic sinus concerns, ear infections, sore throats, and hearing changes can affect her patients, Katie is enthusiastic about providing ENT services to optimize patient outcomes.
If you’d like to set up an ENT appointment with Katie Ponsler, PA-C at the Darlington Clinic to address any concerns, call (608) 776-4413.
Southwest Health’s Darlington Clinic now accepts many major insurances including Dean, Quartz, United Healthcare and many other carriers. If you’re wondering if you can see the providers at the Clinic, there are a few different tools you have available to help with this task. You can call a clinic and verify over the phone with a patient access representative or use a helpful online tool offered by your insurance company.
