Fennimore
Fennimore, WI · Health
captimes.com
Tous les Jours delayed, Square burritos, and stock up on COVID tests
Editor's note: Below is the Thursday, Sept. 24 edition of the Food & Culture newsletter. If you want to receive it in your email inbox every Thursday (it's free!), subscribe at captimes.com/newsletters. Happy *sniff* fall 🍁. “I extroverted too close to the sun,” I texted a friend on Wednesday morning...
wmtv15news.com
Flu, COVID vaccine season underway as doctors urge early shots
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Doctors are urging people to get their flu and COVID-19 vaccines as respiratory virus season begins. Dr. Jim Conway, professor of pediatrics and medical director of UW Health Immunization Programs, said earlier vaccination is better because people tend to forget or get busy later in the season. He said vaccines remain available through February and April, since flu, RSV and COVID-19 surges can happen late in the season.
Madison365
From Madison barbershops to 17 states, Aaron Perry takes health message national
Aaron Perry, the founder of Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association, will embark on a two-year book tour across the nation’s Stroke and Diabetes Belts to meet with Black men and boys and address health disparities in their communities. The tour coincides with the release of Perry’s book series, The Doctor Says...
mcdmag.com
SSM Health Outpatient Center Opens to Serve Growing Community Healthcare Needs
SSM Health recently opened its new 40,000-square-foot Verona Outpatient Center, an ambulatory care facility designed to provide convenient, comprehensive healthcare services for the growing Verona, Wisconsin community. The new center offers a wide range of services under one roof, including primary care, eye care, orthopedics, women’s health, dermatology, nutrition counseling, diabetes education, laboratory services, imaging and an optical retail space.
northwestquarterly.com
Core Questions: What to Ask Before a Hospital Stay
Several years ago, Dr. Neel Karne was sitting in the waiting room of an East Coast hospital, waiting for his father to come out of spine surgery. “I think my dad was in there for 2 hours,” Karne recalls. “We were all freaking out because it was taking longer than expected. They wouldn’t give us any answers.”
wmtv15news.com
UW Health celebrates 60 years of transplant program with patients, donors and families
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - UW Health celebrated six decades of organ transplantation and living donation Sunday, bringing together transplant recipients, donors, families and health care professionals at the Alliant Energy Center. The UW Health Transplant Center began performing kidney transplants in 1966. Since then, the program has grown to include...
fitchburgstar.com
New SSM Health outpatient center opens
Last week, SSM Health dedicated its newest outpatient center on the south side of Verona near the intersection of highways 151/69 at 960 Valley Drive with a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony and preview tours of the medical center. The center opened to the public on Monday, Sept. 14. “SSM Health is...
wmtv15news.com
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital celebrates 75 years
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital has been caring for veterans for 75 years. For over seven decades, they’ve helped more than 80,000 veterans at eight clinics spread across Wisconsin and Illinois. The hospital celebrated that history on Thursday with a 75th anniversary ceremony...
stoughtonnews.com
Business Spotlight: Trusted care, proven results
As a nurse of 40 years, I have experienced good, bad and ugly encounters with various healthcare experiences, and Stoughton Health and the Stoughton Ortho Team Clinic exceeded my expectations in the care they provided. The plan and information provided to me leading up to the surgery was top notch...
GazetteXtra
Kristy Dollinger joins SSM Health family medicine team
JANESVILLE — SSM Health Dean Medical Group — Janesville East has welcomed Kristy Dollinger, APRN, DNP, to its Family Medicine team. Dollinger is a board-certified advanced practice registered nurse in family medicine. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and completed her Doctor of Nursing degree as a family nurse practitioner from St. Anthony’s College of Nursing in Rockford, Ill. Her practice focuses on primary care, preventive care and patient education. “As an experienced nurse practitioner, I strive to provide quality care so that I may assist with positively impacting the lives of patients under my care,” she said. Dollinger is accepting new patients; appointments are available at 608-371-8225. SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit, fully integrated health system. SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital — Janesville opened in 2012 and provides services for communities in Rock County and the surrounding area.
wtmj.com
Beloit ends fire and EMS services with nearby communities
BELOIT, Wis.– The City and Town of Beloit will end Emergency Medical Services and fire service agreements with neighboring communities. The change was announced in a joint statement from Beloit City manager Daniel Ortiz Hernandez and the Town of Beloit Administrator John Malizio on September 12. The City and...