In an age when electronic communication often helps simplify and speed access to information, last spring ThedaCare launched patient eVisits with primary care providers. EVisits do not require patients to go into a clinic to be seen in person by a care provider; rather, patients log on to their MyThedaCare private web account, select what they want to be “seen” for, and answer several questions specific to their ailment.
When ThedaCare speech therapist Meghan Gallagher was looking for an effective way to lose some extra weight, she knew ThedaCare’s intensive Lifestyle Intervention Program fit the bill.
National poison prevention week is March 19-25, 2017. Every year about 2.4 million people swallow or have contact with a poisonous substance. One-half of these cases involve children under 6 years of age.
Expectant parents who have questions about caring for a newborn can alleviate their concerns by attending the free ThedaCare community presentation, “Does This Baby Come with a Handbook?”, led by Patricia Callahan, MD, Pediatrician
I love playing football. Whatever it takes to stay on the field, I’m all for it. So when I felt something “pop” in my foot, I gutted it out and finished the game.
“I worked for over 30 years in retail—always on my feet. Between that and the arthritis I developed as I got older, my knees were pretty bad.
“The first step in preventive care is to find a primary care provider and schedule an annual physical,” said Dr. Pischke. “That’s when a doctor and patient have time to really talk and get to know one another.”
When Waupaca area residents need a specific medical product like compression stockings or a piece of equipment like a nebulizer, convenience is important.
I was suffering from my chronic, yearly sinus congestion and working 40 hours a week, 8 to 5. I was at work and didn’t want to call the doctor’s office, so I decided to try an e-Visit for the first time.
Tina Brechlin of ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah recently earned her certified specialist status in trauma registry from the American Trauma Society.
When 30-year-old Jackson Wilson of Clintonville was receiving his chemotherapy treatment at the ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center in November, he also received an unexpected visit from a special four-footed volunteer.
Shoulder pain is not uncommon. It can be happen after certain exercises or repeated overhead motions due to a job.
Waupaca area residents needing hospice care during their final days can now receive it in a new hospice suite at ThedaCare Medical Center-Waupaca.
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