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Archive for April, 2010

Permanent birth control option expands to Rice Lake clinic

Posted in News Releases on Friday, April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Luther Midelfort’s Women’s Health Center offers a permanent birth control procedure performed in a clinic setting without incisions, eliminating the risks of surgery and general anesthesia. Already available at Luther Midelfort in Eau Claire, this procedure now also will be performed at Luther Midelfort Northland’s clinic in [...]

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Sign up for new monthly electronic newsletter

Posted in News Releases on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist  715-838-3012  EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– Looking for an easy way to receive monthly health updates, plus get the latest news of happenings at Luther Midelfort? With a new monthly electronic newsletter called “Health Matters,” you will get healthcare news — from experts at Luther Midelfort and Mayo Clinic — delivered straight [...]

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Free video analysis during Eau Claire Marathon Expo May 1

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , , , on Monday, April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Runners can sample Luther Midelfort’s Sports Enhancement Services technology for free from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1, during the Eau Claire Marathon Expo at the YMCA, 700 Graham Ave. Runners will be videotaped walking and running on a treadmill and then have their mechanics [...]

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Luther Midelfort participates in 3rd annual ‘Amazing Eau Claire Clean-Up’

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805  EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — For the second consecutive year, Luther Midelfort employees will be joining their neighbors to help make Eau Claire cleaner and greener. The City of Eau Claire Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department’s “Amazing Eau Claire Clean-Up” is from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 24. The “Amazing [...]

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Pedestrian crossing flags to be tested near Luther Midelfort

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , , on Monday, April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Luther Midelfort and the City of Eau Claire are working together to trial a pedestrian crossing system designed to improve visibility and safety of people crossing busy intersections near the hospital. Red flags will be located at three intersections. Pedestrians will carry a flag with them as [...]

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Annual Nurses’ Walk at Carson Park taking place May 6

Posted in News Releases on Monday, April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist   715-838-3012   Eau Claire, Wis. — Nurses from Sacred Heart Hospital, Luther Midelfort, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield Clinic and student nurses at UW-Eau Claire and Chippewa Valley Technical College will celebrate National Nurses’ Week by participating in the 18th annual Nurses’ Walk at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6, at Carson Park’s Pine Pavilion. [...]

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Thanks a million to Luther Midelfort volunteers

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , , on Friday, April 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Luther Midelfort volunteers help out in a hundred different ways, but their contributions are worth a million. Well, almost a million. Luther Midelfort is saluting its volunteers during National Volunteer Week April 18 through 24. In 2009, 349 volunteers contributed 48,316 hours of service, valued at about [...]

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Register to Donate Life at area healthcare organizations

Posted in News Releases on Thursday, April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist (715) 838-3012 Eau Claire, Wis. — While the well-known organ donation dot on Wisconsin driver’s licenses has been around for almost 40 years, it didn’t guarantee a person’s decision would be honored. Now, an easy and secure donor online registry allows individuals to legally declare their decision to be an organ, [...]

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Luther Midelfort commits to using wind energy

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , , on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Luther Midelfort recently became Wisconsin’s largest investor in Xcel Energy’s Windsource program, committing to purchase more than 1 million kilowatt hours of wind energy in 2010. This represents about 5 percent of the organization’s annual energy consumption for its Luther Campus on Whipple Street. “Luther Midelfort is [...]

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Stroke awareness events at Oakwood Mall, Borders

Posted in News Releases on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012  EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– Two events in May –– Stroke Awareness Month –– can help people fight stroke, the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States. Luther Midelfort, a Primary Stroke Center certified by The Joint Commission, is taking steps to reduce that burden in our area: Free [...]

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