ThedaCare will begin construction in December on its new centralized Neenah primary care clinic on 9.4 acres at 333 N. Green Bay Road between Main Street and Winchester Road in Neenah. The land has been cleared of trees and construction fencing and trailers have been installed.
Wild Rose Community Memorial Hospital has been honored by iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health for overall excellence in quality for scoring in the top 25 percent among all acute care hospital in the nation.
Thanksgiving is a day set aside as a holiday to give thanks for what we have. Traditionally it has been celebrated in the fall to give thanks and show appreciation for the harvest. Thankfulness or gratefulness is a healthy emotion. Much of how we feel or how we perceive our sense of well-being is linked to our emotions. People who practice gratefulness on a regular basis tend to be healthier.
Before getting pregnant, mothers-to-be can ready a body for a growing baby. See a doctor. Make an appointment, even if there have been previous pregnancies. Talk to a doctor about family history, any health issues that need to be addressed and previous pregnancies. If there are some diseases that run in the family, consider seeing a genetic counselor or do preconception screening tests.
A new therapeutic garden at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah will help rehab patients regain their day-to-day functions.
ThedaCare welcomes Josh Blomberg, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who will provide comprehensive trauma care at Theda Clark Medical Center and joins the team at ThedaCare Orthopedic Care.
ThedaCare has promoted Julie Kressin to vice president of revenue management. In her new position, Kressin is responsible for the areas of system registration, prior authorizations, central scheduling, health information and accounts receivable.
Marci Reynolds loves to get on the air to tell listeners about music, arts and more. And now, she can provide diabetes education and support to listeners of WILW FM 96.3 in Waupaca. “It’s meant to be entertaining more than anything,” she said. “It’s just good to talk about diabetes in a way that’s kind of fun.”
Raymond F. Georgen, M.D., and Kevin E. Wasco, M.D. of Midwest Bariatric Solutions are the first two surgeons in Wisconsin, and two of only a select few in the country now performing the newly FDA-approved ORBERA™, a non-surgical procedure that emphasizes portion control. The incision-free solution gives patients a path to weight loss that does not require traditional surgery, especially those for whom diet, exercise or pharmaceutical interventions have not worked.
Gestational diabetes is caused when an expecting mother’s pancreas cannot make enough insulin, a hormone, to keep her blood sugar levels within a target range. During pregnancy, the placenta makes hormones that can make it harder for insulin to work.
We are proud to have many long-time employees at ThedaCare. This month, we want to feature one who is celebrating her 40th work anniversary! Lynn Laga Loeper, administrative assistant for surgical services at Appleton Medical Center, has been with ThedaCare her entire career and has deep family ties to the organization.
Anyone who’s gone for a run has likely experienced a side stitch – that sharp pain across your abdomen, just below the rib cage. While there are a few different theories about what causes them – whether it’s related to muscle fatigue, irregular breathing or what you ate or drank before a run – side stitches can literally stop some runners in their tracks.
ThedaCare welcomes John-Jeremiah Kretchy, MD, an internal medicine hospitalist who will provide care at Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Medical Center.
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