Marshfield Clinic Health System

We are pleased to rededicate the Horizons Gardens now that the Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua construction project is complete. Thank you to everyone who assisted with re-establishing this important commemorative garden. The original Horizons Gardens were dedicated in 1994 thanks to the vision of a very special group of volunteers. Its mission has remained the same - to provide a place of peace and comfort for patients and families who are impacted by a life threatening illness.

Congratulations to these nurses who received the DAISY Award this week, during National Nurses Week. The DAISY Foundation expresses gratitude to nurses with programs that recognize them for the extraordinary skillful, compassionate care they provide patients and families. Those awarded include: Kendal Stockel, Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire (three people) Krista Eichman, Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake (black scrubs) Mary Doane, Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake (polka dotted shirt) Jessica Scheffler, Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua (light blue scrubs) #NationalNursesWeek #NationalNursesDay #DAISYAward #nurse #nurselife

During National Nurses Week, we wanted to recognize our nurses that received the DAISY Award over the last year. These nurses exemplify the quality of care we strive for every day when caring for patients. The DAISY Foundation expresses gratitude to nurses with programs that recognize them for the extraordinary skillful, compassionate care they provide patients and families. If you received exceptional care from a registered nurse, you can nominate them today here -> https://lnkd.in/gtGRAJ_D

Congratulations to Dr. Jan Goral, OB-GYN physician at Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua, who has been named the new Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua hospital chief of staff. Dr. Goral joined Marshfield Clinic Health System in 2020, but he is no stranger to the Minocqua region. Dr. Goral is son of two prominent Marshfield Clinic Health System Northwoods physicians; Dr. Tomaz Goral, retired internal medicine physician and Dr. Joanna Gudel, longtime pediatrician. Dr. Goral received his bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He went on to complete his medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, and his OB/GYN residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey.

Congratulations to Dr. Alison Bauer for recently accepting the role of Service Line Medical Director – OB/GYN/Women’s Health for the Health System.   Since joining the organization in 2020, Dr. Bauer has practiced full-scope maternal-fetal medicine care, including labor and delivery management. She’s served as the medical director of the Marshfield birth center that included developing and implementing a multidisciplinary peer review committee, neonatal care conference series, and an OB service line grand round series to strive to provide high quality, evidence-based care to mothers in our community.

On March 22, the vascular surgery team at Marshfield Medical Center performed their 200th transcarotid artery revascularization, or TCAR, procedure. TCAR is a minimally invasive procedure that helps clear blockages and open a narrowed carotid artery. Congratulations to the team! Pictured is (L-R) Dr. Shameem Kunhammed, Dr. Tahlia Weis, Dr. Ayman Ahmed and Dr. Javariah Asghar.

Many of our pediatric centers offer books for children through Reach Out and Read Wisconsin. Reach Out and Read is a national organization that leverages pediatric well-child visits to distribute books and help foster early literacy. Pediatrician Dr. Patrick McCann at Marshfield Medical Center-River Region at Stevens Point was recently recognized for turning this handout holder into a book holder for the program.

Such an amazing story from the Cancer Care & Research team in Stevens Point! When Chet Przybylski met Barbie Gildenzopf as his oncology research nurse, he questioned why she wasn’t wearing pink as her name is Barbie . “When he met me the next time, he again mentioned that I wasn’t wearing pink,” Barbie said. “When we were ready to start the trial, I joked with the girls that I was going to buy pink scrubs for his first day of the clinical trial. My comments spread and a lot of the staff wore pink for Chet.” Chet was the first patient to be matched with a new clinical trial available at Marshfield Clinic Health System. Barbie said Chet was excited when he came in to start the clinical trial and saw the fashionably-dressed oncology staff donning pink scrubs. As his cancer has progressed and treatment options dwindled, the staff found it important to support Chet, who was willing to undergo additional steps through the clinical trial that may one day help other patients facing a similar medical situation. “This is very exciting for us in research, but it is a very emotional for Chet and the staff who have cared for him for many years,” Barbie said. “We are hoping to get more people interested in research and show them that we have a very supportive research and clinical staff. We not only treat the cancer, but we also treat the patient.”

A group of leaders from Marshfield Clinic Health System recently completed the Management Development Series 3 (MDS3). Participants engaged and applied their learnings of Franklin Covey’s 4 Essential Roles of Leadership: Inspire Trust, Create Vision, Execute Strategy and Coach Potential throughout the 5 month applied learning program. Completers of MDS3 include: Pictured: Kelly Jo Kraus, Ann Brasure, Melissa Mikelson, Sheri Socha, and program Leader Sponsor, JoAnn Weinfurter. Missing from the photo: Kate Schmutzer and Daniel Jalinski.   Organization Development congratulates this extraordinary group of leaders and thanks them for their commitment to their growth and dedication to the teams they lead.

Scientists at our Marshfield Clinic Research Institute are asking the public to submit ticks for a research study called the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science (TICS). The study is surveying the distribution of tick species in our area, including any new, invasive ticks that may be moving into Wisconsin. They will also identify the microbes carried by each tick, including pathogens that may cause diseases, such as Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis, and non-pathogenic microbes that may contribute to a tick's likelihood of carrying disease. Learn how to submit your tick -> https://lnkd.in/gXWwrW_G