Gillette Mobile Outreach Services in Willmar

Since the fall of 1998, Willmar has been an outreach site for the Gillette Mobile Outreach Program. Made possible through the support of the Rice Health Foundation, the Gillette Clinic has been helping improve the lives of adults and children in west central Minnesota.

Traveling in specially equipped trucks, staff members from the Gillette Technology Center bring assistive technology services to the Willmar Clinic located in Lakeland Health Center. The staff members include certified orthotists, certified assistive technology practitioners, seating specialists, adaptive equipment specialists and rehabilitation engineers. The Gillette staff evaluate the needs of the clients for orthoses, seating systems and adaptive equipment.

Everyone is welcome at The Willmar Clinic. The clinic provides treatment and information to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Appointments usually last about 45 minutes. Please bring equipment that you use or would like the staff to assess. They can fit and modify:

• Upper and lower limb orthoses
• Spinal orthotics
• Seating systems
• Wheelchairs and other mobility devices
• Protective headgear
• Recreational equipment
• Lap trays

Families, therapists, teachers, counselors and social workers, among others, can receive information from our clinic on assistive technology. We can provide demonstrations and hands-one workshops for the community.

In addition, clients and community healthcare providers can learn how to operate assistive technology equipment, people who attend Gillette's clinics are able to experiment with:

• Augmentative communication devices
• Computer access equipment
• Environmental controls
• Recreational equipment
• Daily living aids

To Schedule an Appointment

To schedule an appointment, or for more information, please call 1.800.578.4266.

You can also visit the Gillette website at www.gillettechildrens.org and search for "Outreach."

Gillette Outreach Services in Willmar are located at:

Lakeland Health Center
Upper Level
502 - 2nd St. SW
Willmar, MN 56201

For directions, call 320.231.5184

Please note that all clinic dates are subject to change.

Private foundations, community grants, and statewide grants sponsor mobile outreach clinics.

The mobile outreach clinic in Willmar receives grant funding from
Rice Health Foundation.

Clinic services may include Physical Medicine Physician, Nurse Practitioner, Certified Orthotist, Certified Seating Assistive Technology Specialist, Certified Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist, and Therapy Consultants.

*Clinics sponsored by Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs (MCSHN) are limited to children 0-21 years.