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Fort HealthCare Hosting Free WALK WITH A DOC Event on Saturday, July 8th

Community Health
Monday, July 3, 2017

Walk and talk with a healthcare provider Fort HealthCare is hosting the next Walk With a Doc (WWAD) free walking event on Saturday, July 8, 2017 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The walk shouldn’t take longer than an hour. Walkers will enjoy a refreshing and rejuvenating walk with different healthcare providers each month. The July 8th […]

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Fort HealthCare Announces New WALK WITH A DOC Program

Community Health
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Fort HealthCare is hosting a free monthly Walk With a Doc (WWAD) walking program starting on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Walkers will enjoy a refreshing and rejuvenating walk with different healthcare providers each month. The first walk will be led by Bret Hunt, MD of Fort HealthCare Emergency Physicians, who will provide […]

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Fort HealthCare Hosting Free Seminar About Nasal Congestion

Health, Wellness & You
Thursday, May 18, 2017

William Hofmann, MD, otolaryngologist with Fort HealthCare Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists, is hosting a free community seminar about the topic of nasal congestion on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 beginning at 4 p.m. The event will be held in the Community Room at Dwight Foster Public Library, located at 209 Merchants Avenue in Fort Atkinson. […]

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Fort HealthCare Offers Camp 911 Program This Summer for Children in Grades 4-6

Community Health
Monday, May 15, 2017

Registration is now open for Fort HealthCare’s annual Camp 911 event. Camp 911 is a one-day interactive program offered twice in the summertime and focuses on safety, health and wellness for children that are entering grades 4-6 in the upcoming 2017-18 school year. Registrations are based on a first-come, first-served basis, and limited to 70 […]

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Fort HealthCare Welcomes New Board Members

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Fort HealthCare is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to the organization’s board of directors. They are Roy Budlong, Fort Atkinson, James Fitzpatrick, Fort Atkinson, Craig Kozler, M.D., Cambridge and Shauna Meyer, M.D., Fort Atkinson. Roy Budlong has been the President/CEO of PremierBank since 2013. Prior to that, he was an Executive […]

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Fort HealthCare Celebrates National Hospital Week and Nursing Staff

Community Health
Monday, May 8, 2017

Hospitals across the country are celebrating many observances this week, as National Hospital Week, National Nurses Week, and National School Nurses Day are all observed around the same time of year. Fort HealthCare is celebrating as well. Health awareness weeks and observances are one small way that the health care community can bring focus to important topics and […]

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Fort HealthCare Pediatrics Offers Evening Appointments

Community Health
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Access to your healthcare provider when you need them is often a priority for people – especially when medical attention is required for your child. Many of us have been in a situation where we get home from work or pick our child up from school, and they are ill and need to be seen. […]

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Fort HealthCare Community Weight Loss Challenge – Slimdown 2017

Community Health
Health, Wellness & You
Workplace Health
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Fort HealthCare’s sixth annual Slimdown Weight Loss Challenge begins Tuesday, April 11th, with pre-registration beginning on Monday, March 13th. As part of the wellness challenge registration process, weigh-ins will begin on March 27th. More details about the event and the schedule of weigh-in times and locations can be found on the challenge’s website: FortHealthCare.com/Slimdown. This […]

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March is colorectal cancer awareness month: Screening saves lives

Health, Wellness & You
Monday, March 6, 2017

March is recognized as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, during which, individuals age 50 or older who have never had a screening colonoscopy, or those with a family history of the disease, are encouraged to speak with their primary care providers about the procedure. Colorectal cancer is currently the second leading cause of cancer deaths […]

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Influenza Virus Cases Rising in Wisconsin: It’s Not Too Late for a Flu Shot

Health, Wellness & You
Friday, February 24, 2017

Earlier this week, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) released an announcement that the influenza virus is hitting Wisconsinites hard lately, spiking to 936 confirmed cases as of February 22, 2017, compared to 176 during the same time period last year. The number of cases is monitored each week, and the announcement was released […]

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