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Fort HealthCare Honored for “Making Medicine Mercury-free”

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Fort HealthCare has been recognized for its efforts to reduce mercury by Practice Greenhealth, a national membership organization for health care facilities committed to environmentally responsible operations. The award, “Making Medicine Mercury-Free” designates exceptional efforts to rid the health care sector of the harmful chemical mercury, commonly used in medical care. “Reducing the environmental footprint […]

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Fort HealthCare Ortho Programs to Move in May

Friday, May 7, 2010

As of May 26 all Fort Atkinson location Orthopaedic Associates and Therapy & Sport Center appointments will take place at the new facility on Fort Atkinson’s northwest side. Previously home to Piggly Wiggly, 1504 Madison Avenue will now house a state-of-the-art rehab, sports medicine and orthopedic center complete with pediatric areas and a sports gym […]

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Stories from the field: School nursing in the Jefferson County area

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Over the past two decades the field of school nursing has transformed from providing Band-Aids and ice packs to much more complicated tasks such as administering insulin, monitoring asthma, changing catheters and helping students recover from chemotherapy among other tasks. In addition, the number of children on psychotropic medication for mental health conditions has risen, […]

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School nursing is more than Band-Aids

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Fort HealthCare is honoring its team of seven school nurses during National School Nurses Day on May 12. Today, school nursing is recognized as a specialized practice that advances the well-being, academic success and lifelong achievement of students. More than simply a place to lie down or get a Band-Aid, school nurse offices, or health […]

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Fort HealthCare Partners Upcoming Flower Sale

Monday, April 19, 2010

The Fort HealthCare Partners organization is hosting a flower sale at Fort Memorial Hospital on Thursday, May 6 and Friday, May 7 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Proceeds will support the Fort HealthCare Partners Scholarship Fund. Volunteers will be selling geraniums and hanging basket arrangements in the hospital’s main entrance, on Armenia Street, and […]

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Fort HealthCare Supporters Attend Hospital Advocacy Day

Monday, April 19, 2010

Volunteers and employees from Fort HealthCare joined over 600 hospital supporters in Madison April 13 to attend the Wisconsin Hospital Association’s Advocacy Day. Advocacy Day is an annual event that connects hospitals with their legislators in Madison so legislators can hear about all that hospitals are doing to improve quality, increase transparency and expand access […]

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Ball Corporation and Fort HealthCare Team Up to Help Employees Stay Healthy

Workplace Health
Monday, April 19, 2010

For the past three years, aluminum can manufacturer Ball Corporation (formerly a division of Anheuser-Busch) in Fort Atkinson has partnered with Fort HealthCare to help their nearly 150 employees to not only stay healthy, but have fun doing it.  Ball Corporation invests in the health and wellness of employees because they know that healthy employees […]

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Fort HealthCare Provides New Treatment for Female Incontinence

Health, Wellness & You
Friday, April 16, 2010

FORT ATKINSON / WHITEWATER – Dr. Satwant S. Dhillon of Fort HealthCare Center for Women’s Health is among the first gynecologists in the area to offer women the new MiniArcTM Single-Incision Sling system for stress urinary incontinence—a simple and safe procedure designed to reduce invasiveness and enhance patient recovery. Over 33 million women worldwide are […]

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Fort HealthCare Thanks Local Donors

Thursday, April 8, 2010

FORT ATKINSON / WHITEWATER – Fort HealthCare, the Fort Memorial Hospital Emergency Department and the Fort Memorial Hospital Foundation would like to extend sincere gratitude to local individuals and an organization whose donations made it possible to purchase necessary emergency department equipment. Deb Schumacher, manager of both the Great Expectations Birthing Center and emergency department […]

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Faith Nurse Program Health Literacy Seminar

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

FORT ATKINSON – The Fort HealthCare Faith Nurse Program invites pastors, congregational and parish leaders, and healthcare-minded members of faith communities to attend an informational presentation about managing the challenges that exist with low health literacy, and an overview of resources available to help. The seminar will take place on Thursday, April 15 beginning at […]

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