Cellcom Outage Impacting ThedaCare Locations
At ThedaCare, our first priority is protecting the health and well-being of our patients, team members, visitors and communities we serve.
Like many others in the area, we are experiencing an impact to communication and phone services due to the ongoing Cellcom outage.
In some cases, ThedaCare has created alternative phone numbers for our campuses:
ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano: 920-454-3998
ThedaCare Physicians-Shawano: 920-454-1022
If you are impacted by the outage and cannot make outgoing calls, and need to check health messages or test results, please use MyChart.
Thank you for your patience as we work through the outage. We will provide updates on the situation as they become available.
A local school and a park will get new fitness equipment aimed at helping residents live healthier lives. ThedaCare recently made donations to both Huntley Elementary School in Appleton and the Town of Menasha to purchase new outdoor equipment.
One of the more common problems pediatricians treat is rashes. Many different things cause rashes but one very common cause is Eczema.
ThedaCare announced today it will contribute $50,000 toward the construction of five new hoop houses at Riverview Gardens in support of the non-profit’s ServiceWorks job training program. Riverview Gardens was established in 2011 as a collaborative transformation of a 70-acre private golf course in downtown Appleton, into an urban farm, park and job-training program.
While colds are common, less than 1 in 15 children get a sinus infection during or after a cold. Children with a cold have a runny nose with mucus that starts clear, gets cloudy for a few days then runs clear again. Most of the time, the symptoms resolve in about 10 days. A fever can be present for the first 2-3 days of a cold.
Starting this week, ThedaCare and ThedaCare Orthopedic Care is launching its pedometer challenge for members of the media and business organizations. ThedaCare gave participants –we have 42! – a pedometer to track their steps for seven days and a packet for training and tips.
A free resource is available for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other diseases like asthma that affect breathing. The Air It Up Better Breathers Support Group meets monthly at Shawano Medical Center to provide information and support to people who have breathing problems.
Wear Red on Friday, February 7th! Help ThedaCare celebrate the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement by wearing red.
This is a competition among local celebrities and their Chef partners from the area’s best restaurants- all benefitting Rebuilding Together Fox Valley!
This is the buzz word of healthcare. When you think about it, prevention is not a naughty word. But too many people take it that way, because we become set in our ways. Prevention is what everyone should try to do in their lives, because it just makes sense.
Tess Hendricks is an infection prevention practitioner at Shawano Medical Center, where she dedicates her time to monitoring and improving infection prevention efforts among both staff and patients.
Last fall, I came up with a project to change that – I wanted to get to know the members of the media who cover ThedaCare a little bit better and have them get to know me, too. And if I could help them improve their health a little bit – that was a bonus!
Regular running can trigger various types of hip pain. One example is hip flexor tendonitis or a muscle strain. The hip flexor muscles are powerful and you use them when walking and running.
Today, HHS’ Million Hearts initiative recognizes nine public and private practices and health systems across the country for success in achieving excellent rates of high blood pressure control.
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.
