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September 22, 2017

Keep School Lunches Healthy This Year

Parents should get children involved with packing their own healthy lunches. It builds responsibility and they may be more likely to eat what is in their lunchbox if they helped choose it. Packing it the night before is also a good idea since it can help alleviate stress during busy mornings.

September 21, 2017

Are You Ready For Your Flu Shot

Influenza is a respiratory illness caused by a virus. The virus causes symptoms of fever, sore throat, cough, headache and muscle aches usually two to three days after being exposed. The symptoms last about a week and in most cases resolve without treatment. There are medications that can be used to treat influenza but for most people they provide very little benefit. The virus is spread person to person through touch, sneezing and coughing. It is highly contagious. Influenza tends to occur primarily in the winter months of January through March.

Walk To Remember Planned For October 1

Losing a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn birth can be devastating to parents. The annual Walk to Remember on Sun., Oct. 1, will honor these special children while providing hope and healing to families.

ThedaCare Medical Center Shawano Receives Birnbaum Quality Award

ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano is a winner of the 2017 Vizient Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award. The award recognizes ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano for demonstrating superior quality and safety performance as measured by the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, which has been conducted annually since 2005.

September 19, 2017

ThedaCare Welcomes Heather Zimba MD

Heather Zimba, MD, joins the team at ThedaCare Physicians and will practice family medicine in Shawano and in Clintonville.

Amanda brightens days for patients and herself too

In many ways, Amanda, patient services representative for ThedaCare Physicians-Oshkosh, is a concierge. She is the first person people see when they arrive and often the last person they see as they leave. And she loves every minute of her day.erdiet.

September 18, 2017

Kirsten Grove DO Joins ThedaCare

Dr. Grove earned bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry and molecular biology from Cornell College in Iowa. She received her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Des Moines University, and completed her residency at Fox Valley Family Medicine. Dr. Grove is a member of the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians, as well as the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Hughs Story I can walk as good now as I did when I was 20

Taking two to three-hour walks outdoors is my hobby. Yet walking has also been a big part of my career. For 33 years in my position with the water department, I walked 8 to 10 hours a day, then retired and came back to work for the city in parking enforcement where again I walk. My knees never really bothered me until last spring.

September 15, 2017

Family Medicine Physician Joins ThedaCare

ThedaCare welcomes Tricia Gilling, DO, a family medicine physician who has joined ThedaCare Physicians-North in Appleton, which is in Encircle Health.

Lindseys story I like the hours love the people and enjoy the work I do at ThedaCare

Lindsey knew nursing was her passion early in life. “I have always enjoyed working with people and helping them through difficult situations,” said Lindsey. “People are often very nervous when they’re heading into the operating room. It’s a big deal for them and can be stressful. I think it’s important that they have someone to answer their questions and it’s so rewarding to help them out.”

A Fresh Eyes look at our Community

I had to physically move to the Fox Valley in June in order to fully understand what an outstanding community we have here. After 26 years at Mercy Health in Ohio, first as an intern and medical resident, and eventually a system leader for the Toledo region, this was a major change for me and my family.


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