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County still searching for,
new public healthofficer
ByAKirk Boxleitner
kbofleitner@masoncounty. com
While Dr. Daniel Stein is still sched-
uled to depart his position as health of—
ficer for Mason County Public Health
by year’s end, he and fellow county of-
ficials want to assure county residents
that their health needs will continue
to be met in 2021.
“We are still actively searching for
my replacement,” Stein said. “The
county has not yet found a qualified
applicant, but we are considering all
options to ensure that the county is not
left without a health officer when the
position is vacated at the new year.”
Mason County District Commis-
sioner Kevin Shutty said the county
is working with regional public health
partners to ensure they maintain cov-
erage during the transition from Stein
to his successor.
“Dr. Stein has been an invaluable
part of our public health team since
2019, especially during the county’s
COVID-19 response,” Shutty said. “As
he moves back to Minnesota to be clos-
er to family, his thoughtful approach
will be missed, but county residents
should have complete confidence in
Mason County Public Health to con-
tinue addressing the pandemic and
promoting a healthier community.”
David Windom, director of the Ma-
son County Community Services De-
partment, elaborated that the county
has been actively recruiting for Stein’s
successor “through every channel we
can think of,” and has even heard from
a number of applicants with impres-
sive qualifications, but none have been
medical doctors.
“We’ve gotten a lot of epidemiolo-
gists, but we need someone who can
write prescriptions as well,” Windom
said.
Regardless of when Stein’s suc-
cessor is selected, Windom said he
expects a transitional phase in the
health officer position, which is why he
expressed his gratitude to the county’s
public health partners for the relation-
ships they’ve developed.
Mason County relies on other
health jurisdictions to provide cover-
age for health officers when the need
arises.
“We have a couple of other coun-
ties and jurisdictions we’ve been able
to piggyback onto,” said Windom, who
also counts state Health Officer Dr.
Scott Lindquist as a valuable resource
who’s been generous with his time and
insights on behalf of Mason County.
“He’s also an excellent epidemiologist.”
Windom said the search for a new
county health officer has been compli-
cated by the same COVID crisis that’s
provided Stein with no shortage of
challenges in the position.
“Dr. Stein came on board during
what was not a normal time, but he’s
kept a good sense of humor throughout
his time here,” Windom said. “There’s
a lot of turnover among medical pro-
fessionals right now. There’s a general
stress of working in the COVID era,
and some folks on the national level
I might feel some political pressure. But
our county, and our board of commis—
sioners, have sought to suppert our
health officer so this position should
be relatively attractive.”
Windom expects the county will
have a better handle on Stein’s pro-
spective successor by the end of No-
vember.
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