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Dr. Kevin O’Donnell grew up in southern New Jersey in the Pine Barrens region, a heavily forested area of coastal plain that remarkably resembles northeastern Wisconsin in climate and foliage. “It’s not the New Jersey most people hear about. I grew up in a farming area and played baseball and soccer as a kid and football in high school.”
The Trauma Center at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah has been reverified as a Level II trauma center for the seventh time, marking 26 years as the first and longest continuously verified Level II trauma center north of Milwaukee and Madison.
Amy Zafarani, DO, is now on the medical staff of ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton and ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah as an obstetrician and gynecologist. She is a member of the staff at Women’s Care of Wisconsin.
ThedaCare welcomes Rebecca Fabisch, APNP, a nurse practitioner who will practice at ThedaCare Physicians-Infectious Disease, at Encircle Health in Appleton.
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Patricia Martins, APNP, provides high risk breast care at Encircle Health in Appleton. She is a member of the staff at Fox Valley Surgical Associates.
In an age when electronic communication often helps simplify and speed access to information, last May ThedaCare launched patient e-Visits with primary care providers. E-Visits 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. Within two hours, they will receive a response from their physician, including a plan of care and a prescription, if needed.
ThedaCare today announced that Chief Nursing Executive Laura Reed has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, a new position within ThedaCare. Reed will keep her CNE position and continue to report to Dean Gruner, MD, President and CEO of ThedaCare.
When Kary Cappaert started her nursing training in Escanaba, Mich., she knew several things. First, she wanted to do something to help people. And second, she wanted a job where no two days were the same. More than 15 years later, her wishes were granted when she became a nurse practitioner at ThedaCare Physicians–Shawano earlier this year.
ThedaCare has named Suzie Sokulski the director of cancer services.
ThedaCare welcomes Amanda Batterman, PA, as a physician assistant specializing in emergency and surgical care. She will practice at ThedaCare Medical Center-Waupaca.
Allison Stephenson, FNP, has joined ThedaCare as a family nurse practitioner. She will practice at ThedaCare Physicians-Oshkosh.
ThedaCare announced today that Berlin Memorial Hospital and Wild Rose Community Memorial Hospital will become ThedaCare Medical Center-Berlin and ThedaCare Medical Center-Wild Rose when their exterior monument signs are updated. The Wild Rose name change takes effect today, Fri., July 29, and Berlin will convert on Aug. 9 The new names complete an organization-wide rebranding effort announced two years ago to identify all ThedaCare locations in Wisconsin with the same name.
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