Folks in Ontonagon who visit the Ontonagon Community Health Center may have been seeing a new employee recently.
That would be Rebecca Shifra, who recently joined the staff of family-medicine providers. She joins Dr. Gerald Takala at the clinic, which is co-operated by
Portage Health and Marquette General.
"My goal is to get to know my patients and work with them to maximize their health," Shifra says. "I like working with patients to develop an individualized plan of preventative care to get the best results."
Shifra attended Michigan Technological University and Oakland University for her undergraduate education. She worked in lower Michigan and Wisconsin as a registered nurse before obtaining her master's degree from Concordia University.
"I was raised in the Upper Peninsula and am happy to say that my husband and I returned many years ago to raise our family here and run a family business," she said. "Since arriving in Ontonagon, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with the wonderful people of this area."
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Portage Health
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