Team-based Care

What can I expect at my visit?  
During your appointment, your Patient Care Coordinator will join your provider in the exam room. Using a laptop computer, a Patient Care Coordinator documents what is discussed in the appointment. This frees up your provider to focus on you during the visit. As always, you can have a one-on-one conversation and exam with your provider.  

Who is on my care team?  
Most care teams are made up of a provider and two Patient Care Coordinators who are nurses or medical assistants.  

What can I expect from my care team?   Your care team is a team of skilled healthcare professionals who work together to meet your needs. When follow-up care is needed, your Patient Care Coordinator can help you set this up and update all providers involved in your care.  

How will Team-Based Care improve my care?  
A care team supports your care from preventive health screenings to managing chronic conditions. Patient Care Coordinators also help improve communication between patients and providers because you may call your care team directly and leave a message for a response.  

How do I contact my care team?  
Each care team has a phone number where you can call and leave a message. Or you can email your provider through the patient portal. Your Patient Care Coordinator may also ask you how you prefer to communicate – phone calls or emails through the patient portal. If you don’t have a patient portal account, your Patient Care Coordinator can help you set up your account.  

How do I make appointments?  
Appointments will continue to be made by calling the department directly. Call 507-625-5027. Or use the Request an Appointment link on the website.   

What are patients saying?  
Teresa Smith and her family are patients of Dr. Colin Weerts and his care team at Wickersham Health Campus.  

“I appreciate that Dr. Weerts can take the time to fully listen to me and my family’s concerns in each visit. The focus is not on documentation but rather listening to health-related topics and making the whole visit more person and patient centered. I feel that the overall visit is more complete and if the health concerns are more in-depth, they are addressed in one visit rather than several follow-ups. 

When follow-ups are needed:  

“I also have seen better communication and more complete follow-up and recommendations with Team-based Care. I feel that my visits have better continuity, accuracy and follow-up. I also appreciate the priority on my preferred contact method. This alone has greatly improved my satisfaction and I do not miss information pertinent to my or my family’s health care.”  

“I absolutely recommend Team-based Care to other patients!”  

Providers practicing Team-based Care:

Family Medicine-Wickersham, Mankato

• Richard Peller, MD
• Colin Weerts, DO

Family Medicine-North Mankato

• Leah Breit, MD
• Abby Dettmer, DO

Family Medicine-Mapleton

• Bryan Pucik, MD

Pediatrics-Children’s Health Center, Mankato

• Ben Dexter, MD

Wound and Ostomy Care-Main Street, Mankato

• Julie Freyberg, APRN, CNP, CWOCN