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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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Welcome James J. Foskett, MD

Community Health
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Fort HealthCare is pleased to welcome a new orthopedic surgeon to its team of providers. James J. Foskett, MD joins surgeons Thomas Nordland, MD, Isidoro Zambrano, MD, and Paul Schuppner, MD, seeing patients by appointment at Fort HealthCare Orthopaedic Associates in Fort Atkinson. The clinic is located at 1504 Madison Avenue in Fort Atkinson, adjacent […]

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Fort HealthCare Offers OpenNotes® starting January 1, 2017

Community Health
Friday, December 30, 2016

On January 1, 2017 MyCompass, Fort HealthCare’s online medical record, will now provide patients with access to OpenNotes® – the detailed notes written by your doctor during and after every visit. OpenNotes® is a national initiative working to give patients access to the visit notes written by their providers. Fort HealthCare patients who are enrolled […]

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Fort HealthCare Partners Love Lights Tree Lighting Ceremony is December 1st

Community Health
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

For 31 years, the Fort HealthCare Partners Love Lights Tree project has been a successful annual event, exemplifying the spirit of giving. Each year, the Fort HealthCare Partners select a project at Fort Memorial Hospital to support through the sale of Love Lights, and celebrate with a special community event. All are invited to attend. […]

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Fort HealthCare Hosting FREE World Diabetes Day Health Event – November 14

Community Health
Health, Wellness & You
Friday, November 4, 2016

Diabetes is a chronic health condition that currently has no cure, and up to 70 percent of type 2 diabetes cases can be prevented or delayed through modifying habits and adopting a healthier lifestyle. To help spread the word regarding treatment and the search for a cure, World Diabetes Day is held each November, which […]

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Mammograms for Early Breast Cancer Detection

Community Health
Health, Wellness & You
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Mammograms are an important breast cancer screening tool for women. The National Breast Cancer Foundation estimates over 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year. One in eight women either currently has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and eight out of nine women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family […]

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Celebrating Farm to School Month with the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch

Community Health
Friday, September 30, 2016

In partnership with the AmeriCorps Farm to School Program, Fort HealthCare invites schools and the community to participate in the Great Lakes Apple Crunch Event during the month of October, coinciding with National Farm to School Month. National Farm to School Month is when we recognize and celebrate the connection our communities have with fresh, […]

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Fort HealthCare Challenges Jefferson County Communities to ‘Rock The Walk’

Community Health
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Fort HealthCare is challenging the greater Jefferson County area to “Rock The Walk,” inviting people to track their physical activity on a weekly basis in order to be more mindful about their health and current level of physical activity and to challenge them to increase their level on a daily basis, while competing for great […]

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