A founding member home of the Fairview Partners program.

A 141 bed facility, Ebenezer Care Center offers services for long term and short term care residents. Ebenezer Care Center is part of the larger Ebenezer organization, a part of Fairview Health Services.

The Fairview Partners care team:

GRETCHEN COLE, M.D.
Fairview Geriatric Services
3400 West 66th Street, Suite 290
Edina, Minn 55345
(952) 836-3839

“My role as a physician is to help patients and their families with the many difficult decisions regarding their chronic and acute illnesses, appropriate level of care and quality of life.”

Education and Training
Gretchen Cole has a medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency training in internal medicine at the University of New Mexico Affiliated Hospitals.
Experience
Cole has been practicing with Fairview Geriatric Services for many years, providing care to Fairview Partners patients in both the long term and short term care setting at several nursing homes in the metro area. She is also the practicing physician for the Memory Loss Assessment Clinic. Prior to joining the Fairview team, Cole was a primary care physician with St. Joseph’s Health Care System and the Medical Network of New Mexico. She was also the Medical Director for the Senior Health Center as well as the Transitional Care Center at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Licensure and Certifications
Cole is board certified in internal medicine.
Professional Associations
Cole is a member of the American College of Physicians.
Interests
In her free time, Cole enjoys playing the piano, hiking, running and spending time with her two children.

JEAN DUNBAR, R.N., G.N.P.
Fairview Geriatric Services 
3400 W. 66th St., Suite #400
Edina, Minn 55435
(952) 836-3839

"I believe in listening to patients and their family members to strive to provide care that meets their needs."

Education and Training
Jean Dunbar began her nursing career with an Associate of Arts in Nursing from Minneapolis Community College. She then obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Augsburg College and her Master of Arts in Nursing from the College of St. Catherine.
Experience 
Dunbar has worked as a geriatric nurse practitioner (GNP) in the transitional care setting as well as in research, emergency room, intensive care and general medicine. She has been a member of the Fairview Partners team many  years, and currently [provides care to Fairview Partners members at Ebenezer Care Center.
Licensure and Certifications 
Dunbar is licensed in the state of Minnesota and board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Professional Associations 
Dunbar is a member of the Minnesota Nurses Association and the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners.
Personal Interests
In her free time, Dunbar enjoys taking trips with her family as well as biking, cross-country skiing, cooking and reading.

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