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DEPRECATED – Use Organizational News going forward – 01/21

February 20, 2015

ThedaCare Begins Construction of Its Regional Cancer Center

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.

February 18, 2015

Berlin Hospital Receives WHA Honor

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 Expands Orthopedic Services

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.

February 12, 2015

Small Town Physician at Home in Waupaca

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.

February 4, 2015

ThedaCare Announces Addition of Hybrid Surgery

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.

January 25, 2015

Kuehn Joins ThedaCares Quality Council

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.

January 19, 2015

ThedaCare Vending Machines Get Makeover

Visitors to ThedaCare’s hospitals will soon have healthier options to choose from at the facility’s vending machines. ThedaCare is switching all of its vending machines to a single provider who will offer a mix of healthy snacks and beverages along with traditional favorites, creating more variety for visitors and ThedaCare employees

January 14, 2015

Princeton Attorney Joins ThedaCare Board

Princeton attorney Kristin Galatowitsch is looking forward to her new role serving on the ThedaCare Board of Trustees. She is one of five new community members from the region selected to serve on the board, which serves as the governing body for the community-owned healthcare organization.

The Beauty Of Synergy

Synergy is what makes a gathering of people, sometimes from all different backgrounds, a very effective team. In EMS we often work with individuals from different departments, different professions, and different backgrounds. Despite the challenge we face of working with people we may have never even met before, we always develop a team relationship to produce the best possible outcomes from the worst situations.

ThedaCare Welcomes Hospitalist TePastte

ThedaCare welcomes Michelle TePastte, MD, a physician specializing in hospital medicine. She will practice at Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah.


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.