Doctors and Staff
Dr. Thomas Cohee
a Beemer native, is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Medicine who practices at the Dinklage Medical Clinic, Wisner Family Practice and Oakland Family Practice. Dr. Cohee graduated from the Creighton School of Medicine and the Lincoln Family Practice Residency. His family includes his wife Michelle and their children Michael, Ava and twins Nicholas and Emma.
Dr. Brian Hass
a Beemer native, is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Medicine who practices at the Dinklage Medical Clinic, Howells Family Practice, and Scribner Medical Clinic. Dr. Hass graduated from UNMC and the North Iowa Mercy Health Center Family Practice Residency. His family includes his wife Julie and their children Nathaniel, Blake, Tanner, Mitchell, Noah, Sophia, Isabel and Samuel.
Dr. Rhett Eckmann
a Bloomfield native, is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Medicine who practices at the Dinklage Medical Clinic, Oakland Family Practice, and Wisner Family Practice. Dr. Eckmann graduated from UNMC and the North Iowa Mercy Health Center Family Practice Residency. His family includes his wife Julia and children Johanna, John, Elizabeth and Thomas.
Dr. Scott Green
A Valentine native, is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Medicine who practices at the Dinklage Medical Clinic and Howells Family Practice. Dr. Green, the senior physician on staff, graduated from UNMC and the Lincoln Family Practice Residency. His family includes his wife Karen and children Jason, Jessica and Jeffrey, daughter-in-law Jill and granddaughters Addison and Aiva.
Dr. Michael Bittles
an Indiana native, is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Bittles is a graduate of Indiana University. Dr. Bittles practices at all the clinic sites as needed and provides surgical care to St. Francis Memorial Hospital and other hospitals on a referral basis. His family includes his wife Patricia and son Alex. Dr. Bittles serves as a flight surgeon with the Nebraska Air National Guard and will soon finish his private pilot training.
Mrs. Pam List
Mrs. Pam List, MSN, APRN, a South Dakota native, is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner who practices at Oakland Family Practice and Dinklage Medical Clinic. She is also a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Mrs. List is a UNMC graduate. Her family includes her husband David and adult children Beth, Rebecca and Mark and their families
Mrs. Linda Cihacek
PA-C, a Wisner native, is a Board Certified Physician Assistant who practices at the Dinklage Medical Clinic and Wisner Family Practice. Mrs. Cihacek is a UNMC graduate. Her family includes her husband Gene and children Angie, Jennifer, Aaron and Jessica.
Mr. Dan Hakel
PA-C, a Seward native, is a Board Certified Physician Assistant who practices at the Dinklage Medical Clinic and Scribner Medical Clinic. Mr. Hakel is a UNMC graduate. His family includes his wife Jill and children Hailey, Paige & Haidan.
Mrs. Joan Yosten
PA-C, a Manhattan, Kansas native, is a Board Certified Physician Assistant who practices at the Dinklage Medical Clinic and Howells Family Practice. Mrs. Yosten is a UNMC graduate. Her family includes her husband Jim and children Andy, Danny, David and Mark.
Dr. Kenneth R. Pitz
is an Aurora, Illinois native with family roots extending back to Roseland, NE. Dr. Pitz is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon who practices at St. Francis Memorial Hospital and the Dinklage Medical Clinic. Dr. Pitz graduated from the Creighton University School of Medicine and the William Beaumont Army Medical Center Orthopaedic Residency. His family includes his wife Marian and their four children.
Bernie Manley, BSN, MS
Bernie Manley, BSN, MS—is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and is an Iowa native who practices at St. Francis Memorial Hospital. Bernie graduated from Abbott Northwestern Hospital School of Anesthesia in Minneapolis, Minnesota and received his Master of Science Degree from St. Mary’s College of Minnesota. His family includes his wife Lisa and children Carly, Lauren and Grahm
Dr. Renae Meyer
Chief of Staff for 2012, Dr. Renae Meyer, a Hooper native, is a Board-Certified Specialist in Family Medicine who practices at the Dinklage Medical Clinic and Scribner Medical Clinic. Dr. Meyer graduated from the Des Moines University in Osteopathic Medicine and the Clarkson Family Medicine Residency Program. Her family includes her husband Wade and children Owen and Greta.
Katrina Longe, BSN, MS
Katrina Longe, BSN, MS—is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist originally from Norfolk who practices at St. Francis Memorial Hospital. Katrina graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University where she received her BSN. In 2009, she graduated from Bryan LGH College of Health Sciences with a Masters Degree in Anesthesia. Katrina and her husband Troy live in West Point with their son Gunnar.