Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center

03/05/2026

Meet Aistis Tumas, MD, a primary care physician at Tamarack Health. Dr. Tumas will be providing care at the Cable Clinic, as well as OB and hospitalist services at Ashland Medical Center.

03/04/2026

Having a loved one with a cancer diagnosis can dramatically up end your life as you once knew it. Life takes on a new lens filled appointments, tests, scans, worries, and more. After your loved one passes away, you may find yourself dealing with a new host of emotions, feelings, and uncertainty.

The Northwest Wisconsin Cancer Center [NWCC] would like to welcome you to attend Together We Heal [NWCC’s grief support group] if you have lost a loved one to cancer. Together, we will learn more about the different types of grief, effects grief can have, learn healthy coping skills and create a safe space for sharing our experience with loss.

Together We Heal is offering two, 6-week sessions; once this spring and again this fall. The sessions will be weekly on Tuesdays, April 7-May 12, 2026 & September 15-October 20, 2026, 3:00-4:30 pm. Attendance for all 6 sessions is strongly encouraged. The meeting’s location is at the Professional Arts Building/2nd floor in the True North Room on Ashland Medical Center’s campus [1615 Maple Lane; Ashland, WI]. We will meet at the 1st floor lobby at 2:50 pm to ensure attendees find the room.

If you or a loved one are interested in attending or have any questions, please reach out to NWCC Social Worker, Laura Martinsen, at 715-685-5004.

Together We Heal | NWCC Grief Support Group takes place on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM. Learn more and see other event times.

03/03/2026

Tamarack Health is proud to announce that John Michel, Athletic Trainer at Ashland Medical Center, is the recipient of the North Star Employee Excellence Award, recognizing his outstanding commitment to patient care and service.

Read more here-
https://www.tamarackhealth.org/news/releases/john-michel-and-mercedes-nelson-honored-with-north-star-employee-excellence-awards-at-tamarack-health/

02/23/2026

UPDATE: There are just a few slots left for tomorrow!!

We’re especially hoping to hear from parents, caregivers, people juggling a lot, and folks who don’t visit the doctor unless they really have to—but everyone is welcome.

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We’re looking for a few community members to join us for a casual, in-person conversation about healthcare and how Tamarack Health is perceived in our communities. No prep needed, just real talk.

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center
Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m.
👉 Sign up: https://volunteersignup.org/LLR3W

What to expect:
• Small group (6–10 people)
• Round-table discussion with facilitators
• About 75 minutes
• In-person

Questions? Feel free to comment below, or email pnrother@tamarackhealth.org. We’d love to have you join us!

02/10/2026

We’re looking for a few community members to join us for a casual, in-person conversation about healthcare and how Tamarack Health is perceived in our communities. No prep needed, just real talk.

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center
Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m.
👉 Sign up: https://volunteersignup.org/LLR3W

What to expect:
• Small group (6–10 people)
• Round-table discussion with facilitators
• About 75 minutes
• In-person

We’re especially hoping to hear from parents, caregivers, people juggling a lot, and folks who don’t visit the doctor unless they really have to—but everyone is welcome. Your perspective helps shape how healthcare shows up here.

Questions? Feel free to comment below, or email pnrother@tamarackhealth.org. We’d love to have you join us!

02/10/2026

Cancer affects more than the person diagnosed- it touches every relationship. It can strain or deepen friendships, disrupt work dynamics, confuse and worry children, and profoundly reshape life with a spouse or partner. In every case, it forces loved ones to adapt, communicate differently, and find new ways to offer support and care.

TOPIC: "Cancer and Its Impacts on Those Around You"
We will not be having a guest speaker this month. Instead, we will have an informal discussion how a cancer diagnosis can impact our friendships, interactions with coworkers, relationships with children and your spouse/significant other.

WHO: We welcome any adults impacted by cancer, patients and caregivers alike.

WHAT: Northwest Wisconsin Cancer Center Courageous Connections [cancer support group]

WHEN: Tuesday, February 17, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM

WHERE: Stockton Island meeting room at Ashland Medical Center [near the gift shop/Hudson Square Coffee]; 1615 Maple Lane, Ashland, WI

You can also attend the meeting virtually by logging into Microsoft Teams:

Meeting ID: 275 137 673 421
Passcode: ycdgWT

If you are interested in attending or have questions, please contact Laura Martinsen, NWCC’s Social Worker, at 715-685-5004.

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02/09/2026

We believe that artwork around our campus has a positive impact on staff and visitors and leads to benefits such as reduced stress and improved moods. Currently there are two new art displays at Ashland Medical Center.

Cindy Simonar is a returning featured artist in our Behavioral Health waiting area focusing on rock art and a collage in the image of Gitchee, the local pelican phenomenon.

Over in our Primary Care waiting area, we are proud to have recently hung 6 canvases created by Ashland High School art class students.

The next time you are visiting us, you are welcome to stop by and see these visual contributions to healing at Tamarack Health

02/01/2026

Ashland, Bayfield, & Iron County Health Departments, along with Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center, announce a new, intuitive website platform offering free mental health-oriented digital content to area residents, called Minds Matter.

It’s completely free to sign up, and is a great tool that anyone in our community can use to learn more about mental health, take confidential quizzes and assessments, and be proactive about improving their mental health. Plus, between now and February 27, you can take the free, confidential mental health check-in assessment on the homepage for a chance to win a $100 gift card.

Visit the new website at mindsmatter.crediblemind.com

Read more here: https://www.tamarackhealth.org/news/releases/local-minds-matter-coalition-launches-free-mental-health-website/

Minds Matter is a free mental health website for the community and was launched by the Minds Matter Coalition - a collaboration of Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center and the three area public health departments.

01/23/2026

Dress to avoid frostbite and hypothermia.

01/22/2026

Cold and flu symptoms usually peak within 2 - 3 days, but symptoms can linger on for longer than you would expect. Tamarack Health Emergency Department NP, Melissa Malmberg says “The best prevention against the flu is getting the yearly flu vaccine.

Simple steps like frequent handwashing, wiping down surfaces, and staying home if you’re sick, can also help reduce the spread”. Melissa was recently interviewed regarding the increasing cases of Influenza A occurring during this years' flu season by the local WBZH Hayward radio station.

Listen to the full interview here, and do your best to follow her advice and stay healthy this winter!

https://civicmedia.us/news/2026/01/16/influenza-a-cases-rise-in-northern-wisconsin

01/16/2026

One of our own providers was featured on the recent Doctors on Call program through PBS North in Duluth!

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center orthopedic surgeon Joseph Signorelli, MD, was a panel participant on the program, discussing lower extremity health issues. On the show, viewers could call in or email questions for the doctors to answer, including questions about hip and knee surgery, wellness activities, arthritis, and more.

You can view the entire discussion below.

Does running actually cause knee arthritis? What is the real recovery time for bunion surgery? In this episode of Doctors on Call, our panel of medical exper...