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Jenny Goss, CNM, APNP, is now on the medical staff of Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Medical Center as a certified nurse midwife. She is a member of the staff at Women’s Care of Wisconsin.
ThedaCare recently acquired the newest robotic system – the da Vinci Xi Surgical System – and patients are already enjoying the benefits of the new technology. In 2007, Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah was the first to offer da Vinci technology in the Fox Cities and ThedaCare continues to be at the technological forefront by being the first healthcare system outside of Milwaukee and Madison to offer the latest da Vinci robotics.
ThedaCare announced plans for a newly constructed clinic in Neenah to replace its two family practice locations on S. Commercial Street and Tullar Road in Neenah and the endocrine and internal medicine clinics currently located in the office buildings at Theda Clark Medical Center. The newly consolidated clinic’s future location is not yet confirmed, although officials said they are focused on property that is easily accessible from Hwy. 41. Construction is slated to begin this spring and should take 10 to 12 months.
Endings often times remind us of our beginnings. Sometimes we never know the value of our minutes until they become our memories. On November 20, many current and former ThedaStar crew members, gathered to attend the funeral of George Miller (one of the first pilots), who died on November 15, 2014, from debilitating pulmonary fibrosis secondary to Agent Orange exposure in the Vietnam War.
Einstein’s classic definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result – often applies to health care. No matter how hard we work, and how many changes any given provider system like ThedaCare effects in our safety, quality, transparency, cost, outcomes and more, health care remains driven by a fee-for-service model that encourages payers to reward services, procedures and tests generated by providers, instead of the value providers deliver.
With plans to open in 2016, construction of the ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center is underway. The Boldt Co. construction team broke ground on the $44 million project near Encircle Health on Capitol Drive in Appleton.
Berlin Memorial Hospital received a Gold Level Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Hospital Association for its participation in its Partner for Patients Program.
Community Health Network is pleased to announce the addition of Orthopedic Surgeon Brian Zirgibel, MD to the CHN medical staff. Dr. Zirgibel will be teaming up with CHN Orthopedic Surgeon David Jones, MD, to provide clinical excellence and optimal surgical outcomes.
ThedaCare welcomes general surgeon, Anna G. Gilbertson, MD, who will provide surgical care for patients at ThedaCare Physicians-Shawano.
Zachary Baeseman, MD, of ThedaCare Physicians-Waupaca grew up in a rural Wisconsin town west of Wausau. “I had a dream of being a country doctor,” he said.
ThedaCare plans to construct and equip a new hybrid surgical suite at Appleton Medical Center in late 2015. Construction has started on the high-tech operating suite that will be used for vascular surgery, interventional cardiology, and cardiac surgery.
Russ Kuehn, the chairman of the board at First National Bank in Berlin, has joined the ThedaCare Quality Council. Kuehn is one of three new community members to join the Quality Council, which oversees ThedaCare’s commitment to high-quality patient care and the safety of patients and employees.
ThedaCare welcomes family nurse practitioner, Angela Parmentier, DNP, APNP, who will treat patients of all ages at ThedaCare Physicians-Shawano.
For media inquiries, please call Cassandra Wallace, Public and Media Relations Consultant at 920.442.0328 or the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah switchboard at 920.729.3100 and ask for the marketing person on call.
