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Dialysis Center expands at London Road facility

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , on Friday, May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist, (715) 838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The Luther Midelfort Dialysis Center at 3845 London Road has expanded. A 4,310-foot addition, which recently opened, enables the center to double its number of dialysis chairs from 12 to 24, allowing the facility to serve 96 patients. The unit is open from 5 a.m. [...]

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Local chapter of international healthcare association honored

Posted in News Releases on Friday, May 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist, (715) 838-3012 The Western Wisconsin Chapter of the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) recently received the organization’s Small Chapter of the Year award. Local chapter members Nancy Benish of St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lori Ferrer of Sacred Heart Hospital and Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC), and Camaron Solsrud [...]

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Therapist named director of Organizational Consulting and EAP

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , , , on Thursday, May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Jeanie Hepfler recently was named director of Luther Midelfort’s Organizational Consulting and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).  Hepfler has been an organizational consultant in the program since June 2002. Hepfler holds a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie and has [...]

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New Luther Midelfort department caters to businesses’ needs

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — From employee drug screenings to workers’ compensation claims to programs designed to improve employees’ health, Chippewa Valley businesses have a wide range of healthcare needs. Knowing where to go to obtain such services has gotten easier with a new department at Luther Midelfort. Corporate Health Services provides [...]

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Extraordinary nurses recognized with DAISY Award

Posted in News Releases on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012  EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Registered nurses at Luther Midelfort are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award, presented in collaboration with The American Organization of Nurse Executives, (AONE) recognizes the “super-human” efforts nurses perform every day.   Winners of the award, which began in 2009 at all [...]

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Midelfort Pharmacy donates blood pressure monitors to YMCA

Posted in News Releases on Monday, May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– A blood pressure monitor is a relatively simple piece of medical equipment. Yet it can offer crucial health information when someone isn’t feeling well. After an incident at the YMCA with an ill member, Midelfort Pharmacy & Home Medical recently donated two monitors — one to [...]

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Family nurse practitioner joins Luther Midelfort’s Express Care

Posted in News Releases on Friday, May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Jessica Armstrong, a board-certified family nurse practitioner, has joined Luther Midelfort’s Express Care in the South Point Shopping Center, 2839 Mall Drive. Armstrong received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Before joining Express Care, Armstrong worked as a registered nurse [...]

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Safety Camp 2010 set in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls

Posted in News Releases on Monday, May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 Traci Schoonover 715-568-6813 At Safety Camp ’10 in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, participants will learn from Luther Midelfort healthcare providers and other local experts about many safety topics: ∙ First aid ∙ ATV  ∙ Fire   ∙ Seat belts ∙ Boating     ∙ And much more! Children are supervised at all times. [...]

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Support Groups and Classes Offered in June 2010

Posted in News Releases, tagged , on Thursday, May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Birth Basics: This series of two 2½-hour classes is for women (and their partners) in their seventh and eighth months of pregnancy. The classes include information on labor, delivery, cesarean birth, breathing techniques and a tour of the BirthCenter. Class size may be quite large. If you are interested in smaller classes, more detailed information [...]

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New blog available for public and employees

Posted in News Releases on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– In their own words. A new interactive blog called Sharing Luther Midelfort (sharing.luthermidelfort.org) offers an online site for patients, healthcare providers and other Luther Midelfort staff to connect with each other and share their experiences. “Hearing from patients, in their own words, offers a powerful testimony to [...]

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