About Us
Our Mission Statement
At Hearing Associates, we apply our knowledge, skills and experience every day to help our patients hear what they’ve been missing. We understand how hearing loss can impact lives, so we’ve committed ourselves to making sure people enjoy the broadest range of hearing possible. Our staff will listen, ask meaningful questions and use our many resources to deliver solutions that produce the best outcomes.
About Us
Gary Dockum established Hearing Associates.
1987Stu Trembath joined Hearing Associates as a co-owner.
1992Our practice moved from its original location at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center West Campus to the Mason City Clinic Building to better provide hearing aid and audiology services to the residents of Mason City, Iowa and the surrounding areas.
1993The practice added another location in the Mayo Clinic of Albert Lea, Minnesota, to further expand our reach to patients with hearing loss.
2003Gary Dockum retired. Stuart Trembath continued to lead the team of audiologists as the sole owner of Hearing Associates, P.C.
2014We opened a ninth office in Charles City, Iowa, in the spring of 2016.
2016We began offering “Your Hearing Journey” classes to help hearing aid wearers improve their overall experience with their devices.
2016We moved our Albert Lea, Minnesota office to a newly renovated space in the John and Susan Morrison Medical Plaza.
2021
Gary Dockum established Hearing Associates.
1987Stu Trembath joined Hearing Associates as a co-owner.
1992Our practice moved from its original location at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center West Campus to the Mason City Clinic Building to better provide hearing aid and audiology services to the residents of Mason City, Iowa and the surrounding areas.
1993The practice added another location in the Mayo Clinic of Albert Lea, Minnesota, to further expand our reach to patients with hearing loss.
2003Gary Dockum retired. Stuart Trembath continued to lead the team of audiologists as the sole owner of Hearing Associates, P.C.
2014We opened a ninth office in Charles City, Iowa, in the spring of 2016.
2016We began offering “Your Hearing Journey” classes to help hearing aid wearers improve their overall experience with their devices.
2016We moved our Albert Lea, Minnesota office to a newly renovated space in the John and Susan Morrison Medical Plaza.
2021Dedication to Excellence in Audiology
Gary Dockum said, “We strive to provide the very best in hearing healthcare, one patient at a time.”
We’re committed to helping you improve your quality of life through better hearing. Our patient-centered hearing services include comprehensive audiological and diagnostic testing for children and adults. We maintain our claim as one of the best hearing aid suppliers in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We provide hearing aid prescriptions and fittings, as well as Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) and custom hearing protection. Our other hearing services include:
- Balance testing
- Tinnitus treatment
- Earwax removal
- Aural rehabilitation
Hearing Associates, P.C. maintains working relationships with Mercy Medical Center, Mason City Clinic, Iowa Specialty Hospitals, Mayo Clinic Health System and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Our practice includes outreach clinics through Mercy Medical Center in Britt, Cresco, Hampton, Iowa Falls and Osage, Iowa and satellite clinics in New Hampton and Charles City, Iowa.
We’ll be happy to refer you to one of our partners if you ever have a need we can’t fulfill. Contact us online to schedule an appointment.
