The Navarino Nature Center will install a boardwalk that will go from the nature center and over a near-by pond, thanks to the local fundraising efforts. The project, estimated at $214,000, will allow visitors to enjoy the area surrounding the nature center. ThedaCare, through the Shawano Community Health Action Team, donated $500 recently toward the project.
Theda Clark Medical Center Foundation has donated $2 million to help bring a new regional cancer center to the Appleton area. The contribution, made through the ThedaCare Family of Foundations Connect campaign, is a significant boost to ThedaCare’s commitment to provide patients and families with cancer care that respects their choices.
Armed with nothing but their sharp wit, comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood will take the stage at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on Fri., March 6, to raise funds for the ThedaCare Family of Foundations.
It’s time to register for the 5th Annual Sturgeon Shuffle! The event on Sat., April 25, is a 5-mile road run and 2 – mile run/walk for athletes of all ages and abilities.
Einstein’s classic definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result – often applies to health care. No matter how hard we work, and how many changes any given provider system like ThedaCare effects in our safety, quality, transparency, cost, outcomes and more, health care remains driven by a fee-for-service model that encourages payers to reward services, procedures and tests generated by providers, instead of the value providers deliver.
We tend to assume that people will want all the treatment that modern medicine can provide to prolong life. Not every patient wants to have every possible treatment. We are mortal and people still die from some awful diseases for which we have no cure.
Menopause can be overwhelming. Women looking for ways to better cope with the troublesome symptoms of menopause can attend the free community program, “Show Menopause Who’s Boss.”
Proper cleaning and care of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines is important to keep them running properly and help people with sleep apnea get a good night’s sleep. ThedaCare At Home respiratory therapists will focus on how to care for CPAP equipment at the next A.W.A.K.E. Sleep Apnea Support Group meeting on Tues., April 14.
ThedaCare is hosting a free community program designed to help women who are suffering from endometriosis. Rami Kaldas, MD, a board-certified gynecologic surgeon and obstetrician, and Donald Menya, MD, both of the Kaldas Center for Fertility, Surgery & Pregnancy, S.C., will facilitate “Is Endometriosis Controlling Your Life” on Mon., March 23.
Mark your calendars for the 14th annual CHN Helping Hands for Cancer 5K Run/Walk. The big day is Saturday May 16th, when Community Health Network will once again open its Berlin Memorial Hospital campus for people of all ages to have fun while raising money for a great cause!
A free ThedaCare community program is designed to help people who suffer from foot and ankle pain. Theresa Schinke, DPM of Northeast Wisconsin Foot & Ankle Associates, will facilitate “Fixing Your Hurting Feet” on Mon. Feb. 23.
With plans to open in 2016, construction of the ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center is underway. The Boldt Co. construction team broke ground on the $44 million project near Encircle Health on Capitol Drive in Appleton.
ThedaCare At Home Hospice is seeking four legged volunteers for therapy dog programs in Waupaca and Appleton. “We are conducting comprehensive hospice therapy dog training this spring and are looking for qualified dogs and their owners,” said Johnson, who coordinates the program.
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