DEPRECATED – Use Organizational News going forward – 01/21
Last year, ThedaCare™, announced the name change of New London Family Medical Center to ThedaCare Medical Center-New London. On Thursday, ThedaCare announced it will introduce its new system-wide brand identity next week in New London, further aligning the hospital and clinic with other ThedaCare facilities, helping patients better understand who ThedaCare is.
A ThedaCare rural hospital and a major service line received national honors for patient experience. ThedaCare Medical Center-New London has been named a 2014 Commitment to Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. The Commitment to Excellence Award recognizes health care organizations that achieved continuous improvement in Patient Experience in HCAHPS (a measure of patient satisfaction)/Inpatient Care. ThedaCare Orthopedic Care was also given a Success Story Award.
ThedaCare™, northeastern Wisconsin’s largest healthcare system and the first in the state to be part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, today introduced a new brand identity that more closely ties its seven hospitals, physician clinics and specialty practices together while emphasizing its commitment to providing patient-centered care as a community healthcare partner.
In the ongoing quest to manage healthcare costs, area employers are focused on developing healthier workforces. It’s a movement ThedaCare fully supports.
ThedaCare infection prevention practitioners Bette Casey and Miki Gould, have earned the Certified in Infection Control (CIC) credential and has demonstrated a mastery of infection control and knowledge by taking and passing the CIC exam. Certification lasts for five years.
Riverside Medical Center (RMC) recently received an award for Exemplary Service-Best Overall Performer by Avatar Solutions, a leading provider of patient surveys, which announced its 2013 award-winning hospital partners.
ThedaCare has named Scott Garavet system vice president for the cardiovascular, spine and orthopedics systems of care. In his new role, he will oversee all programs related to cardiovascular, spine, and orthopedics services.
ThedaCare welcomes Lesley Fuerst, APNP, a nurse practitioner specializing in family medicine at ThedaCare Physicians-New London.
Shawano Medical Center (SMC) and Riverside Medical Center (RMC) in Waupaca have launched new menu-driven meal systems. The patients at both of hospitals now have the opportunity to select their food choices for meals from a restaurant-style menu with many tasty choices.
ThedaCare welcomes Deepti Sharma, MD, a family medicine physician joining ThedaCare Physicians-Menasha.
ThedaCare welcomes Jimmy Sidhu, MD, a cardiologist with Appleton Cardiology, who will practice at Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Medical Center.
Sara Messner (Mitchell) is very familiar with the doctor’s office at ThedaCare Physicians-Clintonville. “It’s the clinic I always had care at,” said Messner, 26, a Clintonville native. She is thrilled to return to her hometown as a physician assistant to provide the same quality of care she remembers receiving while growing up. “I enjoy being able to see multiple generations of a family,” said Messner. “People come in and they know my parents or my family.”
In its continued commitment to patients and the community, ThedaCare today announced plans to build a new regional cancer center in Appleton. The details of the $44 million project were approved at the Oct. 21 meeting of the ThedaCare Board of Trustees. The new facility will be built on land ThedaCare owns near the Encircle Health campus on Capital Drive.
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.
