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Riverside Medical Center to Become ThedaCare Medical Center Waupaca

Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca today announced it will become ThedaCare Medical Center-Waupaca this summer. CEO Craig Kantos said the new name is part of a system-wide rebranding effort that reflects how ThedaCare is redefining better by enriching the patient experience.

Most Important Daily Decision a Parent Makes for Their Kids

When you think of all the decisions you make for your child every day–buckling them into a cars eat, applying sunscreen, making sure they are well-rested, etc. There is nothing, in my opinion, more important than the food you choose to prepare for them.

May 12, 2015

You Are What You Eat

We continue to have an obesity epidemic in this country. The CDC reports that about 35% of the population is obese and that over 65% are overweight based on a body mass index (BMI) of over 25 as overweight and over 30 as obese. Obesity is treatable but it takes a change in lifestyle and a change in the way we eat.

Give Em a Break and Drive Safe Over Construction Season

It’s that time of year again – the one referenced in the saying about two seasons in Wisconsin – winter or road construction. Since we've broken the 70 degree mark on the outdoor thermostat, it should be safe to say winter is in our rear view mirror. But look what is ahead – construction season.

Physician Assistant Joins ThedaCare Mulroy

ThedaCare welcomes Joelle Mulroy Cluff, PA-C, a certified physician assistant who will serve as a hospitalist at Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Medical Center.

May 11, 2015

ThedaCare Sustainability Effort on Track to Save Millions of Dollars

ThedaCare is on track to recoup a $1.9 million energy efficiency investment this year, just two years after establishing its department for sustainability in health care. New projects worth $1.5 million will commence in 2015 and be paid off in about two years, said Paul Linzmeyer, sustainability leader for ThedaCare since 2012. His department is charged with helping to improve the health of communities by greatly reducing or eliminating ThedaCare’s energy, waste and water footprint.

April 30, 2015

Medicare Wellness Exam

If you are not a Medicare patient this information and discussion may not be of interest to you. But if you are a Medicare patient, I am going to try to explain what I know about the wellness exams that Medicare offers. This has been confusing to me and I think it is confusing to patients also. The federal government, who runs Medicare, has come up with a policy that offers “wellness” visits at no cost. The problem for patients and providers is defining what a wellness visit is.

New Construction Approved for CHN Juliette manor

Construction will begin this fall to replace the existing Juliette Manor facility in Berlin. On Tuesday, April 21, the ThedaCare Board of Directors gave final approval for the new construction.

April 29, 2015

Why Your Child Deserves Better Than a Sports Physical

He came into to my office to get medically cleared to play sports the next school year. He was a healthy appearing sixteen year old, with no chronic health concerns. I knew him and his mother from previous visits. It looked like a simple visit for both of us.

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