ThedaCare Medical Center-New London and Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca were recently merited a Top 20 Best Practices in Financial Stability by the National Rural Health Association.
Julie Kressin has accepted the role of director of business integration for ThedaCare in Shawano. She will be responsible for integrating the separate ThedaCare Physicians-Shawano clinic with that of the new ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano, slated for completion in early 2015.
Plantar fasciitis is often caused by a tight Achilles tendon that then alters your foot mechanics and puts stress on the origin of the plantar fascia, which is on the bottom of the foot and originates from the bottom of the heel bone. This leads to inflammation, microtears, degeneration and commonly pain.
The Menominee Tribal Clinic in Keshena recently partnered with ThedaCare to upgrade its electronic medical records system to Epic software. The widely used electronic medical records platform effectively and efficiently connects health care facilities and providers to better provide a seamless continuum of care for patients.
You would think training for an athletic event would make it easy to hit 10,000 steps every day. That’s not necessarily the case.
Working on a project – even if it’s improving our health – is easier when done in the group. That’s what four women at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value discovered by participating in the Pedometer Challenge.
You may have heard about MyThedaCare, our secure electronic health portal, but are you using it for your own family? One of our goals is keeping patients connected to their health care and care teams.
ThedaCare is helping a school garden project take root in Oshkosh. A $1,670 donation from the health care system will be used to design, create, build and maintain a school garden project at Washington Elementary School in Oshkosh. Growing Oshkosh, Inc. will take ownership of the project to help get it started, said Dani Stolley, founder and president of the non-profit, organic urban Oshkosh farm that also works with schools to start their own gardens.
Because walking is such an integral part of managing diabetes, the Waupaca Diabetes Support group will offer a unique program entitled “Let’s Move.” This event will be a “walking support group meeting” and takes place on Tuesday, June 3 at 1 p.m. Participants should plan to meet the Diabetes Education office in the 900 building at Riverside Medical Center.
It’s Ladies Night! The boys are heading out to hunt so, put on your favorite heels and grab your friends! Step out and join us for an interesting evening that promises to be fun, as our specialists will help you find the best shoes that look and feel great!
ThedaCare patients who need to see a medical provider out of town can now have their physicians easily send their electronic medical records to the other clinic or hospital as part of Epic’s Care Everywhere program.
The Wolf River Area Health Foundation welcomes two new members to its Board of Trustees. Kathleen Gwidt is the District Administrator for the School District of New London and Mike Morse is Vice President of Business Banking Manager for First State Bank in New London.
With just a few weeks left in the Pedometer Challenge, sponsored by ThedaCare and ThedaCare Orthopedic Care, I decided to open it up to some of the readers following the participants’ successes — and challenges – on Facebook. I posted the offer on ThedaCare and ThedaCare Orthopedic Care Facebook pages and picked three people to join in the Challenge as it enters its final weeks.
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