Family Physicians Provide Lifetime of Care
Family practice physicians who provide obstetrics care have a unique perspective that many others in the medical field don’t – providing care to patients throughout their entire lives.
Family practice physicians who provide obstetrics care have a unique perspective that many others in the medical field don’t – providing care to patients throughout their entire lives.
In March 2012, updated screening guidelines were released that recommend women have their first Pap test at age 21 and have screening every three years from 21-29 if the test is negative.
Imagine a small group of domestic terrorists attacking local infrastructure, leading to injuries and death, a disruption of daily life and instilling fear among area residents. It’s a scenario most people don’t want to think about, but 134 personnel from 42 healthcare and hospital facilities across Wisconsin recently dealt with that scenario during an intensive, week-long training program at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Alabama.
Newborn jaundice is when a baby has high levels of bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin is a yellow substance that the body creates when it replaces old red blood cells.
Tick season has begun and experts say it could be at an all-time high this year. Be prepared when venturing outdoors.
Most cardiologists need at least 30 minutes and heavy medical equipment to get an EKG. ThedaCare’s David Beiser, MD, needs…an app. Specifically, the AliveCor Heart Monitor app for the iPhone.
I love to cook and really wish my kids would eat better, but it seems they turn up their noses at so many things. Do you have any ideas on how to get them to try something new?
Beginning last summer, the school district partnered with ThedaCare At Work to improve employee health through education initiatives, incentive programs, and providing access to an onsite health coach.
As medical physicists in Radiation Oncology at Appleton Medical Center, Greg Saulnier, Ph.D., DABR, and Stan Reed help treat cancer patients. That attitude of service extends into the larger community through their participation in the Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services Men Who Cook fundraiser, held every June for the past 13 years.
The Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE’s) at Riverside Medical Center are working with providers at ThedaCare Physicians-Waupaca to help patients with diabetes improve their health.
The Shawano Medical Center Foundation announced the launch of its new campaign, Living Well Together, in support of the construction of ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano. The new facility, expected to open in 2015, will replace the 82-year-old Shawano Medical Center and create a local center for convenient, coordinated health care. The Foundation is supporting the campaign with a $250,000 lead gift and a challenge to the community to raise $500,000 in a challenge grant.
The number of patients needing wound care is growing at New London Family Medical Center, creating the need for more certified nurses.
At the June 3 meeting of the board of directors for Shawano Medical Center, the board unanimously approved plans for the construction of ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano. The new $50 million facility, expected to open in early 2015, will replace the 82-year-old Shawano Medical Center and create a local center for convenient, coordinated health care.
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