Our Family caring for your Family!

Sue McMillan

Sue McMillan, ARNP, is one of the two new providers in the Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic.  She began her career as a nurse at Veterans Memorial Hospital and soon became aware of the shortage and need for health care providers in rural areas.  She was fortunate to work for a general surgeon who encouraged her to become a Nurse Practitioner.  Sue then completed her Masters of Science degree from the University of Iowa and became a registered nurse practitioner.  She provided clinical care at Prairie Medical Ltd. in Prairie du Chien for 10 years, then transferred to the Gundersen Health Calmar Clinic for five years and most recently completed another six years at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie due Chien.

Schools and Degrees

• Mt. Mercy University - B.S. Nursing
• University of Iowa School of Medicine - Masters of Nursing, N.P.
• Mayo School of Health Related Science, Post Master’s Certification

Halie Ruff

Halie Ruff, ARNP, is from the rural Monona area.  She began her nursing career at Unity Point Health in Bettendorf where she worked as an ICU and Home Health RN.  She later transferred to the University of Iowa where she worked as an RN in the trauma unit. Her next position was with Gundersen Health where she worked as an RN in the ER and later as a nurse practitioner.

She enjoys the variety from pediatrics to geriatrics and is happy to care for those in the communities  she lives in and around. Halie enjoys educating her patients on preventative medicine and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.

Schools and Degrees

• Allen College - B.S. Nursing
• Chamberlain College of Nursing, Chicago, IL - Masters Degree, Family Nurse Practitioner 

Angela Taylor

Angela is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, seeing patients in both our Waukon and Postville Clinics.  She has 25 years of nursing experience from the Regional Medical Center in Manchester where she worked in a variety of nursing roles.  She chose to become a PMHNP to provide a positive impact and improve the quality of life for individuals and the community.

Angela’s years of nursing taught her how mental well-being affects multiple aspects of one’s life, including physical health, and strives to meet the needs of her patients to improve their quality of life.

Schools and Degrees:
Allen College in Waterloo–Bachelors Degree in Nursing
Walden University – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 
 

Dr. Olaitan Akinboboye

Dr. Akinboboye joined our team in August 2026, providing a physican option to our Postville Medical Clinic.  Dr. Akinboboye is passionate about health promotion and partnering with patients to improve their overall quality of life.  He lived and trained in the midwest for many years and was drawm to the warmth and strong sense of community in this area.  He provides family medicine at the Waukon Clinic on Mondays and in the Postville Clinic on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.  

Schools and Degrees

• Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria - M.D. 
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Masters in Public Health
• Western Michigan University Stryker School of Medicine - Family Practice Residency