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Zehms receives inaugural pharmacy residency award

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , , , on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Luther Midelfort pharmacist David Zehms recently received the first “Preceptor of the Year” award from the Luther Midelfort Pharmacy Residency Program. The residency program was launched a year ago and offers pharmacy graduates a postdoctoral opportunity to broaden their education within a clinical setting, while also specializing in niche areas of [...]

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Luther Midelfort nurses earn excellence awards

Posted in News Releases on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– Nominated by their colleagues, five Luther Midelfort registered nurses recently earned 2010 Excellence in Nursing Awards in five categories: • Nursing research: Jackie Semingson, Education Department, Luther Midelfort Chippewa Valley, Bloomer. Semingson has worked on a project to increase education to staff about patients with dementia. • Nursing [...]

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Mayo Clinic a top U.S. health system

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , , , on Friday, June 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 meznarich.paul@mayo.edu Amy Mittlestadt 715-233-7362 mittlestadt.amy@mayo.edu Mayo Clinic has been a named a top U.S. health system, according to a Thomson Reuters survey that analyzed the quality and efficiency of 255 health systems across the country. Mayo Clinic, which includes Red Cedar Medical Center and Luther Midelfort through the Mayo Health System, [...]

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Nephrologist promoted to associate professor at Mayo Clinic

Posted in News Releases on Thursday, June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Dr. Macaulay Onuigbo has been promoted to associate professor of medicine in the College of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Onuigbo is vice chairman of Luther Midelfort’s Nephrology Department. Nephrology is the branch of medicine concerned with the kidneys. Onuigbo also is a transplant physician [...]

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Unique camp breaks down communication, social barriers

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , , on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Luther Midelfort is sponsoring its seventh annual Aphasia Camp for people with an impaired ability to use or comprehend words, usually as a result of a stroke or brain injury. Aphasia Camp 2010 will be Friday through Sunday, Sept. 10 to 12, at YMCA Camp Manitou in [...]

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Software helps diagnose uncommon conditions faster

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , , , , on Friday, June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — When a patient came to see Dr. Rick Stoughton, a physician at Luther Midelfort Oakridge in Mondovi, her skin condition was unlike anything he had encountered. But within that same appointment, he had the condition diagnosed, treatment prescribed and critical follow-up exams scheduled, all because of a [...]

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Clinical psychologist joins Luther Midelfort

Posted in News Releases on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist  715-838-3012     EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– Amber Gerber, a clinical psychologist, has joined Luther Midelfort’s Neurology Department.  A clinical psychologist works with children, adults and families to complete comprehensive evaluations, develop diagnoses and provide treatment for people with psychiatric difficulties. Neuropsychology is a specialty focused on the study of brain disorders affecting [...]

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Service Excellence Awards given to Mayo Health System sites

Posted in News Releases on Monday, June 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 Luther Midelfort and Red Cedar Medical Center — part of Mayo Health System — are recognizing extraordinary service through the second annual Mayo Health System Service Excellence Awards. These awards, distributed at events across Mayo Health System (MHS) on June 10, are presented to the system’s highest performing healthcare facilities, [...]

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Three Luther Midelfort employees appointed Baldrige Award examiners

Posted in News Releases on Friday, June 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Contact: Paul Meznarich 715-838-5805 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Luther Midelfort employees Joel Roberts, Angela Eberhardt and Deb Fischer recently were appointed to the 2010 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige Award, administered through the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the highest level of recognition for performance excellence that a [...]

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Support groups and classes offered in July 2010

Posted in News Releases, tagged , , on Monday, June 7, 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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