“You have diabetes and I’d like you to see a diabetes educator.” Diabetes is on the rise and many people may hear this from their doctor this year. After being diagnosed with diabetes, many thoughts race through their mind. “Will I need to give myself shots?” “Can I ever have sweets again?” “Will I be able to stay active?”
Nils Strickland, a pilot with the Spirit Medical Transportation Service of Ministry Health Care, has been named 2008 Pilot of the Year by the National EMS Pilots Association.
Distinguished by its consideration of performance-based criteria, including clinical quality outcomes, resource utilization and clinical process indicators, this award recognizes top performers at the overall hospital level.
The Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation has launched its 2009 annual fund raising campaign in support of community health initiatives.
Ministry Health Care is pleased to welcome Cathy Fletcher, Registered Nurse (RN) to Saint Mary’s Hospital as the new Emergency Department/Urgent Care Manager.
The Christmas season is a special time to remember loved ones. The Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation invites you to honor or memorialize relatives, family or special friends by reserving a Love Light in their name.
The vision of Good Samaritan Health Center Foundation is to identify health needs, sponsor programs and/or services that shape the quality and availability of health care, and to enhance the health and well-being of all people in Merrill and the surrounding communities.
Supporters of the Good Samaritan Health Center Foundation gathered on Saturday, October 11 at T.B. Scott Library in Merrill for the 13th Annual Wine and Cheese Social.
Staff members at Good Samaritan Health Center in Merrill used an equation of good will, good chili and good fun to produce more than $8,000 in its annual United Way fundraising campaign.
Good Samaritan Health Center in Merrill has contracted with Shared Medical Systems on a new, high definition magnetic resonance (HDMR) system made by General Electric.
On September 11, 2008, a survey team from the Joint Commission made a site visit to Good Samaritan Health Center as part of its three year accreditation process. The team spent nearly two full days on site at the hospital to perform a thorough review following a rigorous set of national standards for hospital performance. The outcome was a successful continuation of accreditation which is recognized nationally as the Gold Seal of Approval in health care.
The latest technology upgrade to the Radiology Department at Good Samaritan Health Center is the installation of a permanent full field digital Mammography unit.
The prevalence of diabetes has been increasing over the past 25 years with more than one and a half million newly diagnosed in 2007.
What started as a desire to provide quality child care to children of employees at Good Samaritan Health Center, related health service employees and community families, Merrill Child Care has since grown into a community resource at three different locations.
The Good Samaritan Health Center Board of Directors welcomed two new members to its ranks, reappointed another member and said goodbye to a pair of valuable members whose terms came to an end.
Two Our Lady of Victory Hospital leaders recently completed Homeland Security training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), in Anniston, Ala. Vice President of Clinical Services Roxie Greene, RN; and Quality Improvement/Risk/Employee Health Coordinator Carol Meyer, RN, attended the training.
Ministry Health Care “Wellness Wednesdays” continue in Rhinelander. On Wednesday, November 19 please join Nancy Slizewski, RN Diabetes Center and Cindy Weister, Dietitian, both from Sacred Heart-Saint Mary’s Hospital for a discussion about “How changes in lifestyle can help prevent the development of Diabetes”.
Dr. Hopkins will be practicing with Peter Gintner, PA-C, in VMG’s Thorp Clinic. Cindy Eichman, president of Our Lady of Victory Hospital and Victory Medical Group says, “We are so pleased that Dr. Hopkins will be joining us. His timing is perfect, as the area is losing Dr. Alisky and Dr. Chertkova, who are relocating.”
The James Beck Cancer Center located at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander offers a free monthly cancer support group, which will meet the second Thursday of every month from 10 to 11 a.m. in the James Beck Cancer Center Conference Room. The next meeting is scheduled for November 13, 2008.
Gina Scheuer, OTR from Ministry Rehabilitation Services, Patrick Dugan, MSE, LPC, CADCIII from Ministry Behavioral Health and Raj Jain, MD, MPH from Occupational Medicine have joined forces and continue to facilitate monthly focus group meeting for local businesses who are interested in the health and safety of their employees.
In recognition of National Nurse Practitioner Week November 9-15, Ministry Health Care would like to help you understand what might seem like alphabet soup of health care. Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Physician Assistants (PAs), Osteopathic Physicians (DOs) and Allopathic Physicians (MDs)...
Ministry Medical Group (MMG) in Crandon is pleased to announce monthly “Community Chats” continue. “Community Chats” will be held the third Tuesday of each month through April 2009.
The majority of the population (80 percent) will experience at least one episode of debilitating back pain sometime during their life. Back pain usually decreases over time with rest or avoidance of aggravating activities. People commonly seek assistance when back pain sticks with them, or when it is severe enough to limit their function.
On October 21 and 22, 2008, a survey team from the Joint Commission made an unannounced site visit to Saint Clare’s Hospital as part of its three year accreditation process.
Stevens Point – Ministry Medical Group and Saint Michael’s Hospital, are offering their annual flu clinic November 3 – November 15. Monday – Saturday (no Sundays), at the CenterPoint MarketPlace Mall in Stevens Point. Clinic hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Friday and 8 am – 12 pm on Saturdays.
Ministry Health Care is pleased to welcome Stephen Meyer, PA, to Ministry Medical Group Internal Medicine Department. Stephen will provide internal medicine services at Ministry Medical Group’s 824 Illinois Ave location.
WOODRUFF, WI—The community is invited to make massage therapy appointments through the Ministry Rehabilitation Department at Howard Young Medical Center.
Howard Young Medical Center (HYMC) Laboratory has been re-awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a September on-site inspection. The HYMC Lab has attained this high standard for over 15 years.
Ministry Health Care is pleased to welcome Janet Dailey, Nurse Practitioner (NP) to Family Practice at the Ministry Medical Group (MMG) clinic located at 209 Elm Street in Crandon and 4876 Mill Street in Laona.
Continuing their commitment to bringing high-quality cost effective health care to the people of the Crandon community and Forest County, Ministry Health Care is pleased to announce the purchase of 8 acres of land located at 400 West Glen Street off highway 8 west of Crandon.
Event activities include free diagnostic health screenings including Diabetes Blood Glucose, Lipid Panel-fasting or Cholesterol (only) if non-fasting, PSA Prostate Screen for men 50+ years of age or men 40+ years with a family history of prostate cancer, blood pressure check, hearing screen and free tetanus shots (limited supply) provided by the Forest County Health Department.
The Eagle River Memorial Hospital (ERMH) Palliative Care Coalition was recently recognized with the Partners of Wisconsin Hospital Associations WAVE award. This award is given out annually at the WHA Convention and recognizes volunteer excellence.
Marshfield Clinic recently announced the departure of physicians Joseph M. Alisky, M.D., Ph. D., and Elena L. Chertkova, M.D., and the closing of the Marshfield Clinic-Thorp Center. Both physicians, who are relocating to Denver, were on staff at Our Lady of Victory Hospital.
Ministry Behavioral Health is please to announce they will be offering a Workshop Series for both Teens and Adults in November. Beginning Wednesday, November 5 through Wednesday, November 19 a different workshop will be offered free of charge. You are welcome to attend one or all three workshops.
Lynn Hertel, OTR, Ministry Health Care, was recognized with the Award of Distinction – in Clinical Education and Mentoring from the Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association (WOTA) at a WOTA conference in Stevens Point on September 12.