Julie Chikowski
September 17th, 2018
CHIKOWSKI HIRED AS LEADER OF THEDACARE MEDICAL CENTER-SHAWANO
Replaces Retiring Bill Schmidt
Julie Chikowski was named ThedaCare Vice President, Critical Access Hospitals–Shawano effective September 4. She replaces the retiring Bill Schmidt.
Chikowski most recently served as the chief executive officer for Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington, Wisconsin. Prior to becoming CEO, she was the nursing home administrator for Lafayette Manor in the same community. Chikowski has also served as the practice administrator at Fox Valley Pulmonary Medicine; a physician liaison with Berlin Memorial Hospital, now ThedaCare Medical Center-Berlin; and director of social services/nursing home administrator at Juliette Manor in Berlin.
Chikowski is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a bachelor’s degree in social work with a Psychology emphasis, has completed nursing home administrator coursework the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and holds Wisconsin nursing home administrator and social work licenses.
“ThedaCare as an organization truly values and supports its critical access hospitals. Our quality and patient satisfaction scores in Shawano are great,” said Chikowski. “I am eager to share that message with more people in the community.”
Photo Captions: Julie Chikowski is the new ThedaCare Vice President, Critical Access Hospitals–Shawano.
About ThedaCare
For more than 100 years, ThedaCare® has been committed to finding a better way to deliver serious and complex healthcare to patients throughout Northeast and Wisconsin. The organization serves over 200,000 patients annually and employs more than 6,700 healthcare professionals throughout the region. ThedaCare has seven hospitals located in Appleton, Neenah, Berlin, Waupaca, Shawano, New London and Wild Rose, as well as 31 clinics in nine counties and the ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center in Appleton. ThedaCare is the first in Wisconsin to be a Mayo Clinic Care Network Member, giving our specialists the ability to consult with Mayo Clinic experts on a patient’s care. ThedaCare is a non-profit healthcare organization with a level II trauma center, comprehensive cancer treatment, stroke and cardiac programs as well as a foundation dedicated to community service.
