APPLETON, Wis. – ThedaCare Board of Trustees named Imran Andrabi, MD, as the new president and chief executive officer of the Wisconsin-based healthcare organization at its Board meeting Tuesday, April 18. Dr. Andrabi will join ThedaCare on June 19, 2017, following the retirement of Dr. Dean Gruner, who has led the system for nine years.
It was December 30, late afternoon and I was taking down the tree and cleaning up after our holiday visitors had gone.
ThedaCare recently implemented Pulsara, a customizable communication protocol that performs like an app, to optimize care for stroke patients and increase the chance for saving and maintaining brain function.
During the first week in May, students at Hoover Elementary School in Neenah will see their school bustle with activities designed to help them build healthy lifestyle skills.
A lifelong Elvis Presley fan, Dan Rehbein was ecstatic when an Elvis impersonator recently performed at Juliette Manor. “He was really good and sounded really close to the real Elvis, and he also had some of his moves,” said Rehbein, who moved to the nursing home several years ago after having a stroke.
Spring is a time for thinking about life—flowers are blooming, temperatures are rising. And, thinking about life also means it’s a good time for honest conversations about one aspect many people avoid—your end of life care preferences.
I actually declined the waiting list for The Heritage—can you believe it?! But, as my husband Bob was showing signs of slowing down, we got on the list.
On Mon., March 20, 2017, surgeon David DeWitt, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon, performed the first nanoLOCK™ spine fusion surgery at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah.
After caring for Waupaca area patients for more than 40 years, Robert L. Peterson, MD, celebrated his 70th birthday in mid-March by retiring.
A person should take care of his or her mental health in the same way one cares for his or her physical health, said Joe Lamb, MD, family physician at ThedaCare Physicians-New London. “When we think about heart health, we take steps to manage our weight, quit smoking, or start exercising. But if something happens, like we have chest pain, we need to go in. That’s how we should look at our mental health, too,” Dr. Lamb said.
“Why are you holding your arm over your chest? Are you having chest pain?” asked Scott Ludford’s doctor, Mindy Frimodig, DO, at the Zion Lutheran Church social in Shawano last spring. Pastor Ludford smiled and assured her he didn’t have chest pain.
“When you spend your days on your feet like I do, your knees are a big deal. I was at a point where I needed both knees replaced. I couldn’t afford to keep putting off the procedure because my quality of life was starting to suffer.
Expectant parents who have questions about caring for a newborn can alleviate their concerns by attending the free ThedaCare community presentation, “Does This Baby Come with a Handbook?”, led by Krystina Pischke, DO, with ThedaCare Physicians-Neenah.
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