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Committed to community

September 18, 2024

Healthcare organizations are facing a variety of complex challenges. A general trend in rising costs and a shortage of healthcare workers are just two difficulties institutions are grappling with.

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Ensuring the legacy of Love + Medicine

September 18, 2024

Carl and Joan Bethke are longtime Gundersen Health System supporters who recently had cause to update their estate plan. Inspired by gratitude for the care their family has received for

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Employee garden offers place to unwind, dig in the dirt

September 17, 2024

A terrace garden at Gundersen La Crosse Hospital has turned into a place of solace where employees can take a few minutes away from work to tend to flowers and

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Gundersen Elroy Clinic reaches net zero status on energy use

September 17, 2024

Earlier this summer, the new Gundersen Elroy Clinic achieved a milestone it was built for: producing as much energy as it uses, thus becoming a net zero facility.

Aerial shot of Gundersen Onalaska Campus with solar panels on rooftops.

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Local partners launch 100% resilient and renewable energy healthcare campus project

September 10, 2024

Bellin and Gundersen Health System – and the brand it is becoming, Emplify Health – and Xcel Energy are creating an all-renewable energy microgrid on the Gundersen Onalaska Campus.

Gundersen Boscobel welcomes family nurse practitioner Matt Drakas

September 09, 2024

Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics is excited to welcome family nurse practitioner Matt Drakas to its growing family medicine team.

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Gundersen once again recognized for heart attack treatment

September 04, 2024

The American College of Cardiology has once again recognized Gundersen Health System as one of the country’s top hospitals for the treatment of heart attack patients.

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the new Emplify Health helicopter!

September 04, 2024

Later this month, Bellin and Gundersen Health System will begin flying its Emplify Health-branded helicopter, serving patients across the tri-state region.

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New Nurses Honor Guard formed to pay respect to careers of caring

September 04, 2024

Vic Pavlovec, along with fellow (retired) nurse Deb Chensvold, set out to create Gundersen Palmer’s first-ever Nurses Honor Guard, which officially formed and began services earlier this summer.

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American Heart Month: Gundersen cardiologist and patient reunite after award-winning program saves his life

August 29, 2024

One of our patients reunited with the cardiologist who saved his life after a second heart attack.

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Gundersen adds inpatient mental health beds

August 20, 2024

Gundersen La Crosse Hospital announced the addition of four inpatient mental health beds that will allow its Behavioral Health team to serve an additional 200 patients per year.

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Physical therapy a life-changing decision for Boscobel patient

August 16, 2024

Laurie Wild lived in discomfort. She tried countless methods of relieving the pain she felt in her back, but when nothing worked, she conceded to the idea that this was

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Introducing the new program director of the General Surgery Residency Program

August 15, 2024

Gundersen Medical Foundation is excited to introduce Mel Johnson, MD, FACS, program director of the General Surgery Residency Program.

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Tea for the Soul - Caring for our caregivers

August 15, 2024

One important lesson the pandemic taught us is just how essential medical professionals are to their communities—and how important it is for them to feel valued and appreciated.

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Critical access hospitals earn American Heart Association awards

August 12, 2024

Several Gundersen Health System critical access hospitals have been recognized nationally for their continued success in improving patient outcomes across cardiovascular and stroke focus areas.

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Capturing the spirit of excellence in compassionate care

July 31, 2024

Please consider making a difference today. Your gift to the Nursing Education Fund is an investment in the future of nursing and stays local to benefit the patient care in

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Best friends give birth a day apart at Gundersen Palmer Lutheran

July 23, 2024

From early on in their pregnancies, Hannah Schveiger and Gabby Dobbs knew that they’d be giving birth pretty close to one another.

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Gundersen staff brings anniversary dinner to couple after car crash

July 16, 2024

Fred and Patti Lezpona have long celebrated their wedding anniversary at Ishnala Supper Club near Wisconsin Dells, but a car accident changed that this year. So, Gundersen staff jumped into

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Knutson joins Gundersen Boscobel’s growing Behavioral Health Team

July 16, 2024

Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics is excited to welcome Melissa Knutson, MSN, APNP, PMHNP-BC, to its growing behavioral health team.

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Graduation ceremony brought to Gundersen for high school senior

July 11, 2024

Maddie Breza was gearing up for her final semester of high school, but a medical diagnosis required her to spend most of her days over the next five months in

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