Sleepy Eye Medical Center Welcomes Dr. Gavin Maurer to staff

Sleepy Eye Medical Center is excited to welcome Gavin Maurer, M.D.,
to its medical staff this summer, further strengthening its long-standing commitment to
serving patients and families across the region.

This addition reflects SEMC’s continued investment in expanding comprehensive rural
healthcare services and ensuring long-term access to high-quality care within the
communities it serves.

Dr. Maurer is a board-certified family medicine physician with expertise in comprehensive
primary care, obstetrics, as well as colonscopy procedures. He provides full-spectrum
obstetric care, including prenatal care, delivery, and Cesarean sections, helping ensure
families can access safe, locally available maternity services.

SEMC Administrator Todd Consbruck said the addition reflects the organization’s
continued commitment to sustaining and advancing rural healthcare in Minnesota.
“Rural healthcare continues to face challenges, but our commitment to this community
and region remains strong,” said Consbruck. “Dr. Maurer’s experience, broad scope of
practice, and passion for rural medicine make him an important addition to our team as we
continue strengthening access to high-quality care for generations to come.”

A Minnesota native who grew up on a hog farm near Morgan, Dr. Maurer brings both a deep
understanding of rural life and a strong sense of purpose to his work.

“I grew up on a farm in the area, so this has always felt like home for me. We love being
close to family and never planned to live or work anywhere else,” said Dr. Maurer. “Rural
areas need good healthcare but continue to be underserved. I’ve always felt a calling to be
a part of that mission to keep healthcare strong in rural Minnesota.”

Dr. Maurer has cared for patients in the surrounding area for nearly six years, most recently
with CentraCare in Redwood Falls. He said he was drawn to SEMC because of its culture,
values, and continued investment in comprehensive rural care.

“I was looking for a place that took pride in caring for their community—somewhere with an
established culture that felt like a family and a team where people care deeply for each
other and their patients,” said Dr. Maurer. “It’s also a place where I can continue to practice
full-spectrum family medicine, including obstetrics, emergency medicine, hospital
medicine, and colonoscopy.”

Dr. Maurer is especially passionate about preserving strong obstetrical care in rural
communities and understands firsthand the importance of having those services available
locally.

“Our firstborn was born by c-section at 2 a.m. in a rural hospital during the first week of
RPAP (Rural Physician Associate Program) in my third year of medical school,” he said.
“Having that OB care available in the community is essential—it is convenient and often
safer. Caring for a mom and getting to know her whole family through a pregnancy is a lot of
fun. To be part of the joy families experience when welcoming a new life is really special.”

Consbruck said Dr. Maurer’s ability to provide a broad range of services will help SEMC
continue meeting the evolving healthcare needs of the region.

“Physicians with Dr. Maurer’s scope of practice are invaluable to rural healthcare,” said
Consbruck. “His ability to provide care across multiple settings strengthens local access to
services and helps ensure families can continue receiving exceptional care in their own
communities.”

At the center of Dr. Maurer’s approach to medicine is a philosophy rooted in compassion,
relationships, and whole-person care.

“I always strive to care for people the same way I would want my own family cared for,” said
Dr. Maurer. “So, of course, I hope they feel they receive good medical care, but also that
they are cared for as a whole person.”

Dr. Maurer earned his undergraduate degree from Bethel University and completed medical
school at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He completed his Family Practice Residency
at the Sioux Falls Family Practice Residency Program in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Maurer enjoys spending time with his wife, Jamie, and their three
children. He is a believer in Jesus and active in their local church. He also enjoys hunting—
particularly big game.

Dr. Maurer will begin seeing patients at Sleepy Eye Medical Center on July 6. Appointments
are now available. For more information or to schedule, please call 507-794-3691 or visit
semedicalcenter.org.