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Keep your community warm by donating to Gundersen's blanket drive

November 29, 2021

Gundersen Health System’s annual Wrapping the Community in Warmth blanket drive is running through Dec. 2. The event, sponsored by the Gundersen Department of Nursing and Gundersen Partners, supports local

All adults now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters at Gundersen

November 19, 2021

All adults, regardless of health conditions, occupation or other qualifiers, are now eligible for the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Gundersen Health System welcomes patients

Gundersen Moundview team honored for care of state representative

November 11, 2021

Wisconsin State Assembly Representative Scott Krug (R-Rome), who experienced a medical emergency in January 2021, recently honored the Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics staff who cared for him in the

Gundersen opens Saturday COVID-19 vaccination clinic for children ages 5-17

November 11, 2021

Children ages 5 to 17 years old can receive their COVID-19 vaccine during a special pediatric clinic this Saturday, Nov. 13, at Gundersen Health System’s Clinic in La Crosse. The

Gundersen Moundview Pharmacy experiencing insurance approval delays

November 05, 2021

Gundersen Moundview Pharmacy, formerly Phillips Roche-a-Cri Pharmacy, is experiencing delays with the approval of some insurance company contracts. With the recent change in ownership, the pharmacy was required to submit

Gundersen offers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to 5- to 11-year-olds on Nov. 10

November 05, 2021

Gundersen Health System will offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to 5- to 11-year-olds starting Wednesday, Nov. 10. Vaccine clinics at open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and

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

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

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