Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Each winter hundreds of people suffer mangling or amputation of their fingers or hands from improper handling of snow blowers. According to the American Society of Surgery of the Hand, this type of injury is most often reported in men in their mid-40s, with the injury happening [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Guard against snow blower injuries this winter
Posted in News Releases, tagged Dr. Nathan Hoekzema, hand surgeon, Luther Midelfort, luther midelfort news, snow blower on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Echocardiography laboratory earns reaccreditation
Posted in News Releases on Monday, December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– One American dies every 32 seconds from disorders of the heart and blood vessels. Echocardiographic testing to evaluate the heart’s structure and blood flow is useful to detect and manage many types of heart disease. Luther Midelfort has been accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for [...]
Public vaccination clinic for seasonal and H1N1 flu extended
Posted in News Releases on Thursday, December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– Luther Midelfort’s public vaccination clinic for both seasonal and H1N1 influenza continues Friday and will be extended through next week. No appointments are necessary; walk-ins are welcome at: Luther Midelfort – Clairemont Campus, 733 W. Clairemont Ave. • Friday, Dec. 4, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Monday [...]
Registered nurses named as clinical directors of primary care
Posted in News Releases, tagged Luther Midelfort, primary care on Thursday, December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– Directors Margaret Bates Higley and Melody Dodge have been named as clinical directors of primary care at Luther Midelfort. Both are registered nurses. They work in partnership with Jerome Garrett, who is director of operations for primary care at Luther Midelfort. Bates Higley works with [...]
Luther Midelfort names assistant medical directors
Posted in News Releases, tagged assistant medical directors, Dr. Erik Dovre, Dr. Jill Lenhart, Dr. Robert Peck, Luther Midelfort, luther midelfort news on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Luther Midelfort has named three assistant medical directors: Dr. Erik Dovre, obstetrician/gynecologist, has been with Luther Midelfort since 1993. Dovre earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He is a member of Luther Midelfort’s Practice Committee. Dr. Jill Lenhart, family medicine physician, has [...]


