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Critical Care nurse: COVID-19 is straining us, and it’s preventable


 
 Critical Care nurse: COVID-19 is straining us, and it’s preventable Critical Care nurses and staff are exhausted. What if the next person who needs us is your mother? Your child? You? We’re almost two years into a deadly global pandemic. Patients battling COVID-19 fill Gundersen’s Critical Care Unit in La Crosse, where I work as a nurse for 12-h ...

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Kurt Wilhelm, MD, retires after tenure of medical service to Boscobel

  Kurt Wilhelm, MDDec. 30, 2021, marked the end of an era at Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics with the retirement of Kurt Wilhelm, MD.  A familiar name in Boscobel and surrounding communities, Dr. Wilhelm practiced Family Medicine at the Boscobel Clinic and provided emergency care at the Boscobel hospital. He also served as medical director for several local emergency service units and medi ...

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La Crosse ExpressCare offers COVID vaccine


 
 COVID-19 vaccine for eligible groups will be offered at the La Crosse ExpressCare Clinic in the Village Shopping Center starting Jan. 24 for scheduled appointments only.  La Crosse ExpressCare hours are 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Vaccine appointments at La Crosse ExpressCare can be scheduled b ...

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Gundersen Home Hospital expands to more patients


 
 Program brings hospital-level care into patients’ homes, decreasing unnecessary hospital stays and improving patient outcomes When Cliff Johnson had trouble breathing, his wife took him to Gundersen Health System’s Hospital in La Crosse. The nearly 80-year-old lives with claustrophobia and feared nights alone in a hospital room. That’s when he was approached about Gunder ...

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How a little-known heart attack changed this mom’s life

    Brenda Creighton had just gotten home from work on a Friday evening in 2018 when she felt an immediate tightness and tension in her chest. The 45-year-old mother of two had no history of cardiac issues and had recently visited her primary care provider, ensuring she was in great health. The pain in her chest continued and traveled down her left arm. And then the base of her neck and skull began to ache. Creighton took an a ...

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During American Hearth Month, take steps to protect your heart

  Colleen McCurry, MDAbout 90 percent of women have risk factors for heart disease, yet many of them are unaware that it is the greatest threat to their health.“Women's symptoms of heart disease can be subtle compared to men's, and their response to them is often delayed,” said Colleen McCurry, MD, Family Medicine, Gundersen Boscobel. “Women may feel tired or easily fatigued, but they often make excuses to themselves about what is happe ...

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Area organizations partner to assess community health needs

  Area organizations are working together in partnership to help improve the health of their communities, and the region. Partnering organizations include:  Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics, Grant Regional Health Center, Crossing Rivers Health, Grant and Crawford County UW Extension, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and Grant and Crawford County Health Departments. The group conducted a community health needs ass ...

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New Gundersen HR VP leads with people-first focus


 
 New Gundersen HR VP leads with people-first focus Shannon Mulligan will tell you success can often be found in the three “P’s.” “People. Purpose. Possibility. Connecting these incredibly important elements is key to creating the experiences we want for everyone the organization serves – employees, consumers, and the community. With a focus on people and alignment to a c ...

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Cardiac Rehab offers a second chance on life — and love

  Cardiac Rehab offers a second chance on life — and love At 9 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, a group of 12 shows up to Cardiac Rehab at Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s ready to sweat. And chat. And maybe just fall in love. At least that’s what happened for Connie Reeser and Mike Brown. They’ve been given a second chance at life – and love. In 2019, Reeser was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; consistent exercise help ...

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Together for life until separated by COVID-19, care staff rejoin couple in his final days

  His body failed to respond to treatment for COVID-19. Hospitalized in Gundersen’s unit for patients infected with the virus, now was the time for comfort measures and compassionate care.Hope Sternberg, RN, almost didn’t believe he had reached the end of his life.“He had so much energy and was so talkative,” she said. “I asked if he wanted ice cream and he said, ‘Only one scoop because I don’t want to get fat.’”He’d changed the next da ...

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Gundersen joins the Flannel Check Challenge

      Early detection of most diseases is the most critical step in saving lives because time increases survival chances. Gundersen Boscobel invites the community to participate in “Flannel Check” in February by wearing flannel clothing to raise awareness about the importance of annual physicals and other important health screenings. Flannel Check was created by Waupaca-based Cutting Edge Health Team to encourage eve ...

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Road to recovery: Two athletes rally and rebuild

  Road to recovery: Two athletes rally and rebuild When you’re in the presence of Owen Weisenbeck, you’re in the presence of someone special. A son, a brother, an athlete, a teammate. And a warrior. A life-changing tackle Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 started out normal for the 18-year-old. But everything changed during that night’s football game. “I got hit by a tackle,” the former running back from Durand, Wisc, said. “His kne ...

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Gundersen sees surge in flu cases, experts encourage vaccination

The flu is here and our experts urge you to get your flu shot to reduce illness. ...

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Supporting farmers in rural Wisconsin with conversations

The wellness team at Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics sees the power of supportive conversations with farmers about mental health. ...

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Registration opens March 7 for Gundersen's Minutes in Motion


 
 Gundersen Health System’s annual community physical activity challenge, Minutes in Motion, kicks off March 28 and runs through May 8. Community members are invited to join this free, six-week physical activity challenge on their own or form a team with family, friends, colleagues, or classroom. Help Gundersen reach its goal of 5 million active minutes by moving for at le ...

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Gundersen St. Joe’s welcomes new cardiac rehabilitation coordinator during American Heart Month

  Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics welcomes exercise physiologist Kaitie Baumann, MS, CSCS, to the team. Baumann will be the new cardiac rehabilitation coordinator at St. Joe’s seeing patients recovering from cardiac events at the David and Nancy Prechel Rehabilitation Department. Baumann holds a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Linfield College and a master’s degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology from the Univers ...