Mayo Clinic Health System

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The American Heart Association’s premier community fundraising event, the 2008 Heart Walk, will be Saturday, Sept. 27, at Carson Park. Registration is at 8 a.m., and the walk begins at 9 a.m. with 1.5-mile and 3-mile walking routes. There is no cost to participate, but walkers are encouraged to form teams [...]

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Dr. David Sorge has joined Luther Midelfort’s Radiology Department. Sorge received his medical degree from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He completed a diagnostic radiology residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and a musculoskeletal radiology fellowship at the University of California in [...]

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Contact: Susan Barber Lindquist 715-838-3012 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Luther Midelfort’s Pathology Department recently earned certificates of achievement for the laboratories at Luther Hospital and Midelfort Clinic from the Wisconsin Laboratory Response Network for laboratory training in emergency preparedness. The program is coordinated by the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene in Madison, which ensures labs [...]

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“Tobacco Free” is a class that focuses on YOU and provides the support you need to succeed with this important step in your life. In this eight-week class you will learn how to: Get ready to quit smoking Develop skills to quit smoking Develop a support system to stay tobacco free The next classes will [...]

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Dr. Jennifer Bantz, an obstetrician and gynecologist, has joined Luther Midelfort’s Women & Family Health Center. Bantz received her medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. She completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health at the University [...]

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Midelfort Pharmacy & Home Medical will become the second major facility in the North Barstow Redevelopment District when its new downtown store at 325 E. Madison St. opens Monday, Aug. 18. “We are proud to anchor the corner of the North Barstow Redevelopment District opposite RCU, continuing to bring business to [...]

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Emily Geissler, a nurse practitioner, has joined Luther Midelfort’s Spine & Neurological Surgery Department. Geissler earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She previously worked in Luther Midelfort’s inpatient Neuroscience/Pediatrics/Trauma Department. The Spine & Neurological Surgery Department at Luther Midelfort specializes in the diagnosis [...]

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Luther Midelfort’s first Express Care site will be open to patients beginning 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at South Point Shopping Center, 2839 Mall Drive. Midelfort Pharmacy & Home Medical already is open at this location. To celebrate both ventures, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, [...]

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Meredith Chapman and Lori Tschernach, audiologists in Luther Midelfort’s Ear, Nose & Throat Department, recently finished the doctoral program for audiology, reaching the highest practicing degree. Their credentials will change from a Master of Science (M.S.) to a Doctor in Audiology (Au.D.) along with a certificate of clinical competency in audiology [...]

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — “Sandy,” a mother of six from Eau Claire, has had her share of parental problems. All of her children are adopted, which can bring challenges in and of itself, and all have special needs, namely cognitive delays and behavioral issues. Between the kids’ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their display [...]

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