The Mako Difference

When knee or hip pain gets to the point of limiting your mobility, it may be time for full or partial joint replacement. In the past, long recovery times and significant pain and scarring were challenges to overcome, but new technologies have greatly reduced those downsides.

Upland Hills Health offers the exciting Mako SmartRobotics™ technology for hip and knee replacement. From building a patient-specific 3-D plan to the precision of the surgeon-driven robotic arm, Mako means a highly accurate procedure, less pain and scarring and a quicker recovery than more manual surgery. Click here to learn more about Mako.

New Specialties. New Doctors.

Upland Hills Health is bringing the specialists to you. You now can schedule appointments with Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) specialist Dr. Tyler Willman and Allergy Specialist Dr. Brad McClimon.

We’re also expanding our general surgery team. Bronson Bomkamp, MD, joins Drs. Jared Linebarger and Patrick Ryberg, to ensure the procedures and surgical services you need are available close to home.

As neighbors and members of this community, we’re proud to welcome these experienced, caring physicians to our growing family of providers. It’s just one more way we’re helping you Say Yes to Better Health.

Caring for You and Your Family

It is important to establish an ongoing relationship with a primary care provider. Our family medicine providers are here to help you and your family navigate all stages of life. They identify and treat common medical conditions, deliver preventive care, suggest changes you can make to live a healthier life, and they can refer you or a loved one to a specialist if needed.

What’s different about Upland Hills Health Family Medicine is that our providers listen to you, get to know you and care about you personally as a neighbor. With 17 providers in 7 locations, expert personal care is easy to access.

Listen as Dr. Berg talks about weight loss and follow the quick links below to find other ways to keep you and your family healthy.

Birth Center & Obstetrics

Whether it’s your first baby or your next, you deserve the comfort and security of our caring team of maternity experts at Upland Hills Health by your side every step of the way. Ideally, those steps begin before you get pregnant and continue throughout your pregnancy, the birth of your baby and the care you and the baby get after the birth. Respect for your personalized birth plan is our priority — along with providing all the amenities and creature comforts. Listen in to the podcasts below featuring key topics covered by our experts. Take a virtual tour of our Birth Center and download our helpful booklet for even more information. And remember that we’re here for you and your baby and look forward to helping you every step of the way.

The Mako Difference

When knee or hip pain gets to the point of limiting your mobility, it may be time for full or partial joint replacement. In the past, long recovery times and significant pain and scarring were challenges to overcome, but new technologies have greatly reduced those downsides.

Upland Hills Health offers the exciting Mako SmartRobotics™ technology for hip and knee replacement. From building a patient-specific 3-D plan to the precision of the surgeon-driven robotic arm, Mako means a highly accurate procedure, less pain and scarring and a quicker recovery than more manual surgery. Click here to learn more about Mako.

Stay on Your Feet with Podiatry Care

Our feet are the base of a lot of our movements and they tell us when they need attention. From blisters to bunions to gout and plantar fasciitis, from fractures and frostbite to heel spurs and hammer toes, our feet and ankles can cause pain, mobility issues and worse. Fortunately, medical treatment for these health issues is available locally.

Podiatry is a specialized field of medicine focused on the feet and ankles. Listen in as fellowship-trained podiatrist and foot and ankle surgeon Dr. Colin Graney talks about plantar fasciitis, one of the most common and treatable conditions of the feet and ankles. If you are having foot or ankle problems, take the next step and contact us for an appointment.

What About Colonoscopies?

Do you need a colonoscopy? If you’re over 45, the short answer is “yes.” Did you know that colon cancer is the No. 2 cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.? And FYI, the risk of getting colon cancer over a lifetime is similar in men and women. But there’s also good news: Colon cancer is highly treatable in 90% of people if caught early.

And how do you catch it early? That’s right: colonoscopy screenings. Even better? During your colonoscopy, if your doctor finds polyps that look suspicious, they are removed — stopping cancer from developing before it starts.

If you’re over 45 or have a family or genetic colon cancer history, you should talk to your doctor and schedule a colonoscopy. At Upland Hills Health, our skilled team will work with you to make sure you’re safe and comfortable during this important procedure. Listen to the podcast with Dr. Patrick Ryberg, general surgeon at Upland Hills Health, who answers many questions you may have, such as what happens during a colonoscopy, what the prep is like, whether there are different types of colon cancer, and much more.

Heart, Lung & Sleep Center

When it comes to better health for you and your family, you have more control and choices than you may think. What are the top three things that help keep you healthy? A balanced diet, regular exercise and good sleep. It’s that simple, but it’s not always easy to do and you may need to make some changes to your lifestyle. Many common diseases and health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and even depression get worse or better thanks to our lifestyle choices. The health experts at the Heart, Lung & Sleep Center​ are helping people make positive lifestyle changes every day. Lance Maerz is an exercise physiologist at the Heart, Lung & Sleep Center. Listen in as he talks about how these choices impact high blood pressure and what you can do to get it under control.

Vaccines Save Lives

Vaccines are a safe and effective way to protect you from harmful diseases. It’s more dangerous to get some diseases than to get a vaccine. Vaccines save lives! Vaccines work by showing your body’s immune system how to fight that disease.

Listen in as Dr. Joseph Berg talks about the impact, safety and effectiveness of vaccines, or what he calls “probably the most important scientific or medical discovery in the past 100 years.”

Comfort In Motion

Being able to move freely and enjoy physical activity is a major quality of life issue. But when joint pain causes loss of strength and mobility, your work, play and even sleep start to suffer. And what if you need surgery or even a joint replacement? Upland Hills Health patient Tom Thorison, an avid runner, was at that point. Listen to his story. Orthopedic surgeon Anthony Villare, DO, and orthopedic physician assistant Melissa Messer, PA-C, talk with Tom about his new hip.

Care For Baby

When you are expanding your family, you deserve a care team dedicated to your special experience. Our Birth Center, family doctors and OB-GYN specialists in Dodgeville are here for you, your baby and your family. Expect outstanding prenatal and postpartum care, and when the big day arrives, it’s all about comfort, health and safety for you and your baby. See more photos and stories from 2020 and 2021 moms with their babies on our YouTube channel.