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Sports medicine gets W-K volleyball player back on the court

November 14, 2023

Little did Emma Johnson know that by day’s end, she’d be taken to the Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s Hospital emergency room, and her promising junior season on the volleyball team would

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Mobile medicine program honored by Wisconsin Hospital Association

November 08, 2023

The mobile medicine program, a collaborative endeavor between Gundersen Health System and St. Clare Health Mission, is receiving statewide recognition.

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Berge honored with WHA 2023 Trustee Award

November 07, 2023

The Wisconsin Hospital Association has honored Gerald “Jerry” Berge of Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics with its 2023 Trustee Award.

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Gundersen Boscobel welcomes family nurse practitioner Carley Drakas

October 31, 2023

Carley Drakas, NP, has joined Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics as a family nurse practitioner at the Boscobel and Muscoda Clinics.

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‘If we don’t do it, who will?’ How these two critical access hospitals are increasing access to healthy foods

October 25, 2023

Gundersen St. Joe’s is part of Second Harvest of Southern Wisconsin HungerCare Wellness Program, a program to provide food boxes and education to those experiencing food insecurity.

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NICU nurse helps youngest patients celebrate first Halloween

October 25, 2023

Last year, nurses in the NICU decided to have a little fun with their little patients by having a Halloween costume party. What they noticed, though, was that not every

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Gundersen Palmer Rehab helps young mom through life-changing injury

October 23, 2023

After Sydney Brincks suffered an injury that nearly cost her the use of her right hand, she knew she needed to work hard to get back to where she once

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New rehab program at Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s gets workers back on the job

October 23, 2023

Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s new work conditioning program is an intensive regimen of rehabilitation that’s aimed at people who are injured while working at their place of employment.

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This remarkable journey shows why rehab is vital to recovery

October 09, 2023

Karl Goldbeck was used to running into burning buildings. A 20-year veteran of the Onalaska Fire Department, he says he didn’t think twice before risking his life in a dangerous

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A fixer of vehicles and people: Sye honored with Star of Life award

October 03, 2023

Most of the time, you’ll find Sam Sye in the Tri-State shop wrenching on a fleet vehicle that needs some work done before heading back on the street. Occasionally, he

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Tri-State distributes 40 AEDs to professional responders

October 03, 2023

Paramedics enrolled in Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance’s professional responders program will now have an AED to take with them wherever they go.

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CMN Heroes see their holiday cards hot off the press

October 02, 2023

The holidays may still be a few months off, but Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Heroes and their families got into the spirit early during a tour of Empire Screen Printing

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Gundersen awarded UW healthy families grant

September 26, 2023

Gundersen Heath System received a grant from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health aimed at improving the health of mothers and their children.

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Gundersen doctor traded in the big city for a small town – and loves it

September 20, 2023

Big city–trained, one Gundersen doctor has found life in Boscobel, away from the hustle and bustle, was just what she wanted for her family — and her practice.

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U.S. child nicotine poisonings hit all-time high

September 19, 2023

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, child nicotine poisoning rose by 32% between April 2022 and March of this year.

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Gundersen, VARC announce childcare partnership to meet community need

September 18, 2023

The Gundersen Region of Bellin and Gundersen Health System and VARC, Inc. are launching a partnership to help improve childcare access in our community and invest in kids and families.

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Gundersen blazes trail with solar parking lot canopy

September 14, 2023

A busy parking ramp at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse is now helping to power the hospital – and make Gundersen one of the largest private owners of solar

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Fentanyl becoming a leading killer in Wisconsin

September 06, 2023

A recently released report from Forward Analytics found that fentanyl is the No. 1 killer of people aged 25-54 in Wisconsin.

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Acts of kindness: Gundersen Medical Foundation gifts cancer patients Radiant Wraps and head coverings

September 05, 2023

The Gundersen Medical Foundation gifts cancer patients with Radiant Wraps and head coverings to bestow a piece of comfort and joy amid the difficult feat of enduring cancer treatments.

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Claudia and Ellen's story: A life-saving friendship

August 31, 2023

Plagued by health problems, Claudia has had multiple hospitalizations over the past year, making her the perfect candidate for the Gundersen Health System Community Paramedic Program.

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