Avera O’Neill Family Medicine
Contact Avera O’Neill Family Medicine: 402-336-2622
Location
403 East Hynes Avenue
O’Neill, NE 68763
Phone
402-336-2622
402-336-3240
Hours
Monday through Friday – 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturdays – Urgent Care – 9:30-Noon
Established in 1968 by Dr. Robert Waters, Avera O’Neill Family Medicine has the distinction of being the oldest and largest clinic in O’Neill, NE. Dr. Richard Fitch joined the practice in 1970 and the two family practitioners moved to the present location in 1971. The clinic now employs 23 staff including four physicians; Jay Allison, MD; Matthew Winklebauer, MD, Preston Renshaw, MD; all family practitioners; and Barbara Gutshall, MD, internal medicine, and two mid-level practitioners; Sharon Spencer, FNP-BC, and Shelley Herrington, FNP/WHNP-BC. They also provide weekly or bi-weekly outreach services to Spencer, Page, Ewing and Chambers, Neb.
Avera Medical Group
Dr. Jay Allison and Dr. Barbara Gutshall of O’Neill Family Practice announced April 1, 2008 they reached an agreement to join the Avera Sacred Heart family of health care providers – part of Avera Medical Group. Learn More >>
Our Providers
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Dr. Jay Allison
Family physician at O'Neill Family Practice, recently passed an intensive written exam for board certification by the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP). The ABFP mandates this exam to insure doctors are keeping current on recent advances in medicine. The all-day exam tests a physician's knowledge of pediatrics, internal medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, psychiatry, preventative medicine and other areas of family practice.
Dr. Allison has cared for families in the Holt County area for more than eight years. Besides caring for family members of all ages, Dr. Allison also enjoys tropical medicine and medical ministry in and outside of the U.S. He has pursued additional training in tropical medicine, an asset for the recent West Nile outbreak and for international travelers. Anyone traveling abroad can contact Dr. Allison for information regarding necessary immunizations. Dr. Allison is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
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Dr. Barbara Gutshall
Dr. Gutshall graduated with her doctorate in Internal Medicine. Dr. Gutshall enjoys the challenges in medicine. She is a native Nebraskan, with ties in the rural area. Her primary focus is care and treatment of adults, maintaining a rapport with her patients and trying to keep them healthy with informed care.
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Dr. Preston Renshaw
As a family practice physician at AOFM, Dr. Renshaw will treat the whole family from obstetrics to geriatrics and use his unique training in osteopathy. "This training provides more treatment options for patients with large muscle issues, back pain and large joint conditions. Dr. Renshaw has a special interest in sports medicine which springs from his background of college football and a touch of professional football, playing on the Kansas City Chief's practice team for one year.
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Dr. Matthew Winkelbauer
The Winkelbauers got to know O'Neill on weekends when Dr. Winkelbauer worked in Avera St. Anthony's Emergency Room. Both Winkelbauer's are Nebraska natives, with Erika growing up in Wisner, and Matthew in Coleridge. "I've always wanted to practice in a smaller town," Dr. Winkelbauer said. "I have a great appreciation for the medical technology in Omaha, but for raising family - nothing beats a town like O'Neill. Dr. Winkelbauer is a certified family physician who cares for the whole family.
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Shelly Herrington
Shelly Herrington is an advanced practice registered nurse who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of women's healthcare issues and treatment of the whole family. Through special training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, she received two Masters of Science in Nursing degrees in Women's Health and Family.
Shelly was born and raised in Bassett, Nebraska. She graduated as a Registered Nurse from Creighton University in Omaha in 2001, nurse practitioner in Women's Healthcare in 2004 and as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2005. Shelly is board certified in both Women's Healthcare and Family.
Shelly is married and lives on a ranch south of Atkinson.
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Sharon Spencer
Sharon Spencer received her MSN in Family Nursing/Nurse Practitioner degree in 1990. She has been involved in healthcare since 1982. Her training has encompassed all areas, included rural health, health promotion and maintenance, community involvement and family casework.
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