Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) is designed to prevent and reverse the effects of diabetes, obesity, hypertension and high cholesterol. This ThedaCare program includes a before and after health assessment for total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, fasting blood sugar, blood pressure and weight, a textbook, workbook, and food samples.
Ryan Chadek, APNP, has joined ThedaCare as a family nurse practitioner. She will practice at ThedaCare Physicians-New London.
Healthy meals with less sodium can be great tasting and those attending the Diabetes Support Group at Berlin Memorial Hospital on March 10 and 11 will be treated to some flavorful recipes.
Sandra Schwoerer, APNP, has joined ThedaCare as a nurse practitioner specializing in family medicine who will see patients at ThedaCare Physicians-Green Lake.
Prevent Suicide Fox Cities and Zero Suicide Community offers two initiatives for preventing suicide in the workplace and taking care of men
A prediabetes program returns March 28 to help patients keep diabetes at bay.
ThedaCare Orthopedic Care is offering a new sports program for young male athletes looking to improve their health and strength. “Sports Programs for the Male Youth Athlete” is designed for boys age 11-13. The six-week course runs 5:45-7:15 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning April 5.
March is colon cancer awareness month. Colon cancer is the third leading cancer diagnosis and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined. About 4.5 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer in their lifetime. Fortunately, the incidence and deaths from colon cancer have been slowly declining. The most current statistics regarding colon cancer predict that in 2016 there will be 95,270 new cases and 49,190 deaths in the United States.
A vegan diet not only means not eating meat but any food that comes from animals in any way. This includes milk products, eggs, honey and gelatin, which comes from bones and other animal tissue.
Recently, local members of Medicare Advantage plans offered by Network Health Plan were informed in a letter from Network Health Plan that their ThedaCare doctors and facilities (which include Community Health Network, Waushara Family Physicians, Berlin Memorial Hospital and Wild Rose Community Memorial Hospital) were no longer participating in the plan. Nothing could be further from the truth!
The City of Shawano and ThedaCare today announced new plans to clear the way for redevelopment of the ten acres now occupied by the old Shawano Medical Center.
In healthcare, you may hear people talking about an important document called the Power of Attorney for Healthcare (POAHC). This is referred to as an advanced directive that gives healthcare providers direction and guidance to provide the care that an individual desires. The POAHC is filled out by an individual (referred to as the principal) while they are able to make decisions for themselves so they will have input into directing their care if and when they become unable to make decisions.
Ten years after Appleton and Neenah hospital physicians with ThedaCare created a standard protocol to quickly identify and treat heart attack patients, Code STEMI continues to make a difference in patients’ lives throughout the region.
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