Emily Starr, NP-C
Family Medicine
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Janet Del Valle,
PMHNP-BC
Behavioral Health
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Caitlin Koskey, LMSW
Behavioral Health
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Melissa Hinkhouse, PMHNP-BC
Behavioral Health
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Lisenia Collazo, DMD
Dental Services
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Colleen Vallad-Hix, DO*
Pediatrics
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T. Michael Kates, DO
Family Medicine & Addiction Medicine
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Upper Great Lakes Family Health
SAWYER Family Health Center
301 Explorer St., Gwinn, MI 49841
Upper Great Lakes Family Health
SAWYER Family Health Center
301 Explorer St.,
Gwinn, MI 49841
Phone: 906.346.9275
Monday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
A provider is on-call after hours, on weekends and during holidays. For urgent after hours needs for family practice call (906)372-3025.
In an emergency, go to your local emergency department or dial 9-1-1.
Administrative Office
Phone: 906-483-1705
Address: 720 Lake Linden Ave., Laurium, MI 49913
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U.P. Crisis Line
Upper Peninsula will be able to call, text or chat with MiCAL for free behavioral health crisis triage, support, resource information and referral to local services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. MiCAL can be reached via phone or text at 844-446-4225. Chat through Michigan.gov/MiCAL.
A provider is on-call after hours, on weekends and during holidays.
FOR URGENT AFTER HOURS NEEDS FOR FAMILY PRACTICE CALL (906) 372-3025
FOR AFTER HOURS NEEDS FOR OB/GYN OR PEDIATRICS CALL (906) 483-1000
Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) is a Federally Qualified Health Center and is a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Deemed Facility. UGL receives funding from The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and has Federal Public Health Service deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims for itself and its covered individuals.
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Family Medicine
Gwinn Family Health Center /Sawyer Family Health Center
(906) 346-9275
Education:
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Behavioral Health
Sawyer Family Health Center
(906) 346-9275
Education:
“Individualized care that starts with listening to patients and those close to them is key in providing support. Everyone experiences things differently and every patient gives me clues about how to be helpful to them. It is a partnership.” – Janet Del Valle, Psych-NP
Behavioral Health
Sawyer Family Health Center
(906) 346-9275
Licensed Master Social Worker
Education:
“I enjoy being an LMSW and serving patients because I get to meet a lot of different people and help them through sometimes difficult journeys in their life. Whether it be working through symptoms of depression, the loss of a loved one, or a big life change, no two people are the same and no two situations are the same.” – Caitlin Koskey, LMSW
Behavioral Health
Sawyer Family Health Center
(906) 346-9275
Education:
“Mental health care should not be something a person needs to budget for; it is a need in life and is equally as important as physical health care. It is the same in the aspect that both are necessary for quality of life.” – Melissa Hinkhouse, PMHNP-BC
Dental Services
Sawyer Family Health Center
(906) 483-1177
Education:
“My greatest joy is founded in providing care to those who need it the most and being able to teach patients preventive measures.” – Lisenia Collazo, DMD
Pediatrics
Hancock Family Health Center – Pediatrics
(906) 483-1700
*Gwinn Family Health Center
*Sawyer Family Health Center
*Calumet Family Health Center
*Ontonagon Family Health Center
*Dr. Vallad-Hix provides on-site and tele-health pediatric services at these locations on a limited basis.
Education:
Dr. Vallad-Hix has been appointed to the Governor’s Action Asthma Council, is a qualified lactation consultant and has considerable experience in behavioral medicine.
Family Medicine & Addiction Medicine
Marquette Family Health Center
(906) 449-2900
Education:
“I love helping people experience freedom and healing from using substances and engaging in activities that make it hard to live life. I am excited to be working with UGL to help create a comprehensive system to help people with substance disorders with every aspect of their health.” – Dr. Kates.