As of Monday, December 3, NWOPCP is now known as Mercy Health Starbright Primary Care and Mercy Health Pemberville Primary Care.  Please continue to reach both of our offices at 419-931-3030.  Thank you!

There’s been a lot of talk in the news lately about diabetes and how it has increased in prevalence over the past 20 years. Did you know that nearly 1 in 4 adults are living with diabetes and don’t even know they… Read more →

NWOPCP will be closing at 12 noon on Thursday, November 29th and will remain closed on November 30th as we transition to Mercy Health Starbright Primary Care and Mercy Health Pemberville Primary Care. We will resume our regular hours on Monday, December… Read more →

NWOPCP will be closed on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.  We will resume normal business hours on Monday, November 26th.  Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family the NWOPCP Providers and Staff!  We are thankful to… Read more →

Looking for an easy, but healthy treat to make for your holiday meal? Check out this recipe from Amy’s Healthy Baking for Healthy Gingerbread Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting! These are sure to be a big hit!!  And no one has… Read more →

Just a quick reminder that we will be closed on Thursday and Friday this week for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will resume our regular office hours on Monday, November 26th. Happy Thanksgiving from the Providers and Staff at NWOPCP, Inc.!

Tomorrow is National Homemade Bread Day! Enjoy these two-ingredient dough recipes from The Gunny Sack! You will give them all two thumbs up and your waistline will love you for it! Have a great weekend! The Gunny Sack:  Two Ingredient Dough Recipes

NWOPCP will be closed next Thursday and Friday – November 22 & 23 –  for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume normal office hours on Monday, November 26th. You may reach the provider on call at 419-251-5002 if needed during this closure…. Read more →

Happy Nurse Practitioner Week to our very own Todd Bierley! Todd provides excellent care at both Starbright and Portage Valley Family Practice offices as well as our area nursing homes. Todd is accepting new patients also! Give our office a call at… Read more →

It’s National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week! Sleep apnea is a condition that can cause excessive daytime sleepiness and lead to drowsy driving. Do you have some of the signs and symptoms of sleep apnea? Check out this link below from Healthline.com and… Read more →

Just a quick reminder about our slight change in our office hours for Wednesday, November 7th! Our Starbright location will be opening at 10 am that morning due to a staff training session and our Portage Valley Family Practice office will be… Read more →

Today is Cookie Monster’s birthday!! Boy, would he be surprised at all of the skinny cookie recipes there are on Skinnytaste’s website! Check them out for yourself via the following link and having a great weekend! Skinnytaste.com:  Cookie Recipes

NWOPCP has some more exciting news to share with you! We have learned that our patients with Paramount commercial insurances, Paramount Elite and Paramount Advantage can continue to see their NWOPCP provider after our transition to Mercy. Unfortunately, our patients that are… Read more →