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Miracle Mondays at Culver’s benefit local children through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

October 26, 2021

Your favorite Culver's meal will help area kids when Miracle Mondays return in November and December. Culver's locations in Black River Falls, La Crosse, Onalaska, Sparta, Tomah and Viroqua will

Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine boosters will be available Oct. 27

October 26, 2021

Gundersen Health System will provide boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to newly eligible groups starting Oct. 27, 2021, at all locations that provide the

Wabasha parents find community in raising kids with delays and disabilities

October 22, 2021

By Maggie Sonnek Gundersen Health System Our days follow a rhythm: carpooling, helping with homework, making dinner, picking up toys, reading stories. Blended with the ordinary and mundane are physical

Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day Oct. 28 raises critical donations for local kids

October 21, 2021

On Thursday, Oct. 28, participating Dairy Queen locations are changing kids' health and changing the future on Miracle Treat Day. When you buy a BLIZZARD Treat on Oct. 28, $1

Gundersen Boscobel stresses the importance of mammograms during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 07, 2021

More than 300,000 women in the U.S. will face a breast cancer diagnosis this year. That's 1 in 8 women. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a chance to raise

Gundersen welcomes new chief operating, nursing officer

October 06, 2021

Heather Schimmers, MBA, RN, became familiar with Gundersen Health System during her two decades in Wisconsin healthcare, most recently as chief nursing officer for Ascension Wisconsin. "I joined Gundersen to

Fundraiser for CMN Hospitals is Oct. 14, 15

October 05, 2021

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® Radiothon returns to the airwaves on Oct. 14 and 15 to help make miracles happen for kids in our area. Listeners can tune into Z93, 95.7

Gundersen St. Joseph’s, Vernon County collaborate on well water testing

October 04, 2021

Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics and the Vernon County Health Department are working together to make sure residents have safe water. Residents can pick up bottles to collect samples

Let's get COVID under control

October 04, 2021

Gundersen Health System continues to treat younger, sicker COVID-19 patients across its system, while state data shows significantly lower rates of severe illness among those who are vaccinated against the

Gundersen Boscobel welcomes nurse practitioner

September 29, 2021

Stacey Larson, ARNP, FNP-C Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics welcomes Stacey Larson, ARNP, FNP-C, to care for patients at its Boscobel and Muscoda clinics. Larson, a Family Medicine nurse

Gundersen St. Joseph’s welcomes Zachary Meyer to clinic team

September 27, 2021

Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics welcomes Zachary Meyer, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Meyer, a Reedsburg native, sees patients at Gundersen St. Joseph's Hillsboro clinic. He completed the

Gundersen offers COVID-19 vaccine third doses Sept. 27

September 24, 2021

Gundersen Health System is providing third doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to eligible groups. Moderna third doses are available for those who are immunocompromised. WHO: Based on CDC and

Your efforts matter: Keep masking indoors and get vaccinated

September 20, 2021

Thank you to everyone who has received a COVID-19 vaccine and to everyone wearing a mask when indoors in public. These two efforts help take pressure off incredible Gundersen Health

Gundersen prepares to give COVID-19 vaccine third doses

September 16, 2021

Gundersen Health System is ready to provide third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to eligible people, pending specific guidance from the federal government on vaccine third dose eligibility by age, occupation

What you need to know about the flu shot

Here's what you need to know about getting your flu shot

September 16, 2021

Vaccines help protect people – and society – from getting sick. Widespread vaccinations make it less likely that a susceptible person will encounter someone who has a particular disease. As

Be part of the COVID-19 solution: Mask up indoors; sleeves up for vaccine

September 13, 2021

As COVID-19 infects family members, friends and neighbors faster than before, we all have an opportunity to care for and support our community, while taking steps to protect ourselves and

Ease the burden on local healthcare by vaccinating, masking

September 10, 2021

As new cases of COVID-19 surge throughout the region, Gundersen Health System staff continue to provide incredible care for patients with many different conditions and illnesses. However, the surge in

Nurturing the rural healthcare leadership pipeline empowers future providers

September 09, 2021

It's 8:15 on a Wednesday morning and pharmacist Brady Ritscher is preparing for the daily huddle at Gundersen St. Elizabeth's Hospital and Clinics. Today, he's introducing Julian, a third-year pharmacy

We are vaccinating and masking for you. Please vaccinate and mask for us.

September 07, 2021

Gundersen Health System staff are providing incredible care for patients across the area with many different conditions and illnesses. More COVID-19 hospitalizations make this care much more difficult. Gundersen is

National association certifies Gundersen Boscobel Cardiopulmonary Rehab Program

September 02, 2021

Cardiopulmonary Rehab team members Andrea Ryan and Hannah Thompson work with a patient The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) recently certified Gundersen Boscobel’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program, recognizing

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