June 16, 2016
April 24, 2015, is a day that Donald and Edna Nadler won’t soon forget. Spring was in the air, and the husband and wife duo were in their familiar place, outside working in the yard and by the lake. Lifelong Lake Winnebago residents, Don, 83, and Edna, 81, have enjoyed living the lake life. Whether it be maintaining their own yard (Edna cuts the grass and Don does the trimming), working in their big garden, or sturgeon spearing, with each having their own ice shack, they simply enjoy every part of lake living.
June 14, 2016
Tina Bettin has been following legislative issues regarding advance practice nurse practitioners since she began her career nearly 30 years ago. Recently Bettin, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, APRN, at ThedaCare Physicians-Manawa and New London, was elected to be Wisconsin’s State Representative to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She takes office later this month at the National Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Cynthia Saario, APNP, has joined ThedaCare as a nurse practitioner specializing in pain management. She practices at ThedaCare Orthopedic Care in Appleton.
ThedaCare welcomes Shelly Weisheipl, RN, MSN, CNM, a certified nurse midwife who will provide obstetrics/gynecology care at ThedaCare Physicians-Berlin.
ThedaCare welcomes Michelle Soto, MD, a family medicine physician who will care for all ages at ThedaCare Physicians-Waupaca.
June 13, 2016
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah is the only recipient of the University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation Gold Award of Hope. The award recognizes the comprehensive work of hospitals that achieve or exceed the goals of the true donor conversion rate, which measures the percent of medically eligible donors that become donors, and organs transplanted per donor. To receive the gold award, ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah had a true conversation rate of at least 75 percent and organs transplanted per donor rate average of 3.25.
By the end of this summer, all of our ThedaCare facilities will have the same brand identity. When our facilities in Wild Rose and Berlin join the rest of the system with new names that include ThedaCare, easily recognizable signs, and stories and photos that tell of our local impact, patients throughout the nine counties we serve can experience the peace of mind that they’re at the right place for the best health care – no matter where they live.
June 9, 2016
Fortunately, ovarian cancer is relatively rare. It has a lifetime risk of 1.3 percent. Ovarian cancer is unique to women. Unfortunately, ovarian cancer can be difficult to detect early and difficult to treat because it is often advanced stage disease when diagnosed. Only 45 percent of women with ovarian cancer survive five years. It is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women behind lung, breast, colon, and pancreas.
When discussing summer safety, people don’t normally think of food, but they should. Summer is prime time for foodborne illnesses since bacteria can multiply rapidly under the right conditions, said Daniel Sutton, MD, a family doctor with ThedaCare Physicians-Waupaca.
Bricks from the recently demolished Shawano Medical Center are being made available to the public as keepsakes, said John Gijsen, director of facilities management-system locations for ThedaCare. “Residents of Shawano have been asking for bricks as mementos of the old Shawano Medical Center. It was a place that meant a lot to the people of this community, so we’ve come up with a plan to give them away.”
June 8, 2016
The next time you bring in your child for her well visit, don’t be surprised if the doctor mentions checking her cholesterol. While cholesterol checks are normally associated with adults, the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends tweens, teens and young adults between the ages of 11 and 21 get tested, too. The leading reason for the change is the rising rate of obesity among young Americans and the associated health problems.
Radiation therapists are trained to follow specific treatment strategies prescribed by radiation oncologists for treating cancer patients. But for Hilarie, each patient is far more than a treatment strategy; each person is special.
Most 16-year-olds spend their days yearning for that driver’s license, but Nicole Torbeck was already working in the dining room at Heritage Assisted Living (now ThedaCare Heritage). Two short years later, Nicole decided to become a Certified Medication Technician. When she received her degree in 2009, it was a smooth transition at Heritage because she knew and enjoyed being with the residents.
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