ThedaCare welcomes Matthias Weiss, MD, who will serve as the oncology physician leader at ThedaCare Medical Oncology, which is located within Appleton Medical Center. He will provide specialty care in hematology.
ThedaCare welcomes Nicholas V. Augelli, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Appleton Cardiology. He will practice at Appleton Medical Center.
Berlin resident Mary Navin has a heart of gold. This 73-year old is always doing good things for others, but on Oct. 25, 2013, it was all about her. She was alone at home when she suffered a pulmonary embolism that sent her into full cardiac arrest. She was able to get to the phone and call 911 before passing out. Local police officers and EMTs rushed her to Berlin Memorial Hospital.
On Mon., Sept. 22, Kevin Hines will present a program called “Living Mentally Well” beginning at 6 p.m. at Waupaca High School. He will share how to live mentally well and prevent suicides. In 2000, Hines attempted suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and survived.
Special activities for seniors all week long, to help you stay fit in body, mind & spirit.
When the hallways of the new ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano come alive in the second half of 2015, Shawano-area nursing students will be part of the hustle and bustle on the healthcare campus. Dorothy Erdmann, CEO of Shawano Medical Center, and Dr. H. Jeffrey Rafn, president of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, announced today an agreement to offer Shawano’s NWTC nursing programs on site at the brand new medical center starting in fall 2015, the first such collaboration in the state of Wisconsin.
The Waupaca Fall ‘O Rama will be on Sat., Sept. 20, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Park. It will include a petting zoo, music, health demonstrations, arts and crafts and the 3rd Annual Walk for Wellness, a non-competitive walking event which includes 1 mile, 5K or 10K routes.
Do you remember the scene in Apollo 13 where Mission Control is in bedlam over the rising carbon monoxide levels in the space capsule? The lead flight director shouts for quiet and says, “We have a problem. Let’s work the problem.”
You did it. The race is over. Whether you did the half- or the full-marathon, I hope you have a great feeling of accomplishment. You have achieved your goal! However, for some runners once the big race is done, they feel a bit lost. They’ve spent months training for the big day and now it’s over. Sometimes, this feeling catches them by surprise, but it’s perfectly normal.
ThedaCare Foundation – New London is launching a $560,000 fundraising campaign to expand and renovate the emergency room at ThedaCare Medical Center-New London. The Foundation launched its “TogethER…Commitment to the Future” campaign at its annual dinner Sept. 16.
The 11th Annual ThedaCare Foundation – New London Dinner is Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the Crystal Falls Banquet Facility, New London, WI.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued quality and financial performance results for its two Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) programs, showing the ACOs have successfully improved the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries by fostering greater collaboration between doctors, hospitals, and health care providers and keeping patients healthy rather than treating them only when they were sick. Bellin-ThedaCare HealthCare Partners ranked tops in quality in the Pioneer ACO Model program, while reducing healthcare costs.
For media inquiries, please call Cassandra Wallace, Public and Media Relations Consultant at 920.442.0328 or the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah switchboard at 920.729.3100 and ask for the marketing person on call.
