OB-GYN Care Returns to LPH
Langdon Prairie Health is happy to again offer OB-GYN care to area residents: Dr. Tana Setness Hoefs, OB medical director at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, has joined LPH as a visiting OB-GYN specialist. At this time, Dr. Setness Hoefs will be available for patient care at LPH one full day each month, with the potential to increase the number of days if there’s enough demand.
At LPH, Dr. Setness Hoefs will provide basic OB-GYN care for a variety of gynecological concerns and conditions, as well as prenatal care up to 36 weeks. In clinic, she can perform:
- D&C - diagnosis or therapeutic
- Endometrial Biopsies
- Colposcopy - a procedure in which a lighted, magnifying instrument called a colposcope is used to examine the cervix, vagina, and vulva.
- Insertion of IUD
Dr. Setness Hoefs will also provide consultation for:
- Hysterectomy
- LaForte vaginal repair
- Tubal ligation
- Laparascopy