High School Classes Give Glimpse of Medical Career
Students at New London High School’s Biomedical Sciences classes get a peek at a medical career path.
Students at New London High School’s Biomedical Sciences classes get a peek at a medical career path.
Getting in 10,000 steps a day is not easy. Just ask the participants in the Pedometer Challenge sponsored by ThedaCare and ThedaCare Orthopedic Care. Once participants began tracking their daily steps and realized just how sedentary they are – especially with this winter’s weather making going for a walk around the neighborhood a challenge – many began making small changes to bump up their daily total.
Douglas Connor, MD, a fellowship trained sports medicine physician, is now seeing ThedaCare patients in Shawano.
Wild Rose Community Memorial Hospital (WRCMH), a not-for-profit healthcare system in Waushara County, and ThedaCare™, a community-owned, Northeast Wisconsin not-for-profit health system, have agreed to the terms of a letter of intent to affiliate.
A local group consisting of health care providers and professionals hope to equip people in the Waupaca area with classes and resources they need to be proactive and live a healthier life.
On July 9, 2013, Gene Rindt underwent orthopedic surgery at New London Medical Center. In recovery he suddenly became unresponsive, requiring intubation and was transferred to Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah to the neurological ICU for evaluation. A CT scan of his brain revealed a slight stroke that caused a seizure. Gene remained in ICU for four days.
Wondering how the affiliation between Community Health Network and ThedaCare will affect you? Attend a free community presentation and get your questions answered.
Congratulations to Lee Huebscher on his retirement from aviation. Lee played a major role in the startup of the ThedaStar Air Medical program and he was ThedaStar’s first pilot.
At the Argus, employees walk through the office for five minutes playing “Follow the Leader” during their morning and afternoon breaks to help increase their step numbers, says Mary Kunash, the paper’s senior publisher, who recruited other staff members to participate.
If you are interested in improving the quality of your life through better breathing, join us! We offer the opportunity to learn ways to better cope with your breathing issues. Monthly meetings will feature speakers, Q&A and fun.
Healthcare and climate change aren’t usually mentioned in the same sentence, but an upcoming internal event at ThedaCare is looking to change that. Paul Linzmeyer, sustainability leader for ThedaCare, said the internal program “Climate Change, Health and You: How We Can Be a Part of the Solution” is designed to begin a discussion on the role that changing weather patterns have on overall health.
Snow and cold continue to grip the area but those were not what brought Dr. Brett Young to Wisconsin.
This winter has been tough on all of us, especially for children, who get their much-needed exercise outside. According to the Centers for Disease Control, children should get 60 minutes of physical activity daily. That’s difficult – but not impossible – during winter. Here are several things you can do to keep your family moving when stuck inside.
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