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Gundersen St. Joseph's Occupational Therapy Department

Occupational Therapists and their assistants do more than just rehabilitate injured workers

April 24, 2019

By Cory Frederick, OTR; Erin Finnegan, OTR; Marnie Hofmeister-Pooley, COTA; and Ashley Thayer, PT. The profession of Occupational Therapy has been in existence in the United States since the end

Join Syed in saying, 'iGive'

April 19, 2019

Syed Rahman's job as an RN and clinical documentation improvement specialist is to look for, and make, improvements. So, when he was grieving and trying to deal with his father's

Gundersen St. Joseph's unveils 2019 community health needs assessment

April 15, 2019

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) requires tax-exempt 501(c)(3) healthcare organizations like Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics to perform a Community Health Needs Assessment every three years

Gundersen Tri-County welcomes news clinician to Independence Clinic

April 12, 2019

Physician assistant Angela House has joined the Family Medicine staff at the Gundersen Tri-County Independence Clinic. House had been caring for patients on an interim basis for the past six

Gundersen Boscobel welcomes new CFO

April 11, 2019

Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics is pleased to welcome the newest member of its Administrative Team: Chief Financial Officer, Jennifer Boigenzahn. Boigenzahn comes to Gundersen Boscobel from Southwest Health

Gundersen Tri-County Whitehall Clinic welcomes nurse practitioner

April 09, 2019

Vanessa Trim, RN, NP is now seeing patients at the Gundersen Tri-County Whitehall Clinic. As a nurse practitioner, Trim provides primary care services for patients of all ages. "I look

Gundersen St. Joseph's launches program to honor nurses for Nurses Week

April 08, 2019

Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics invites you to honor a nurse during National Nurses Week, May 6-12 to celebrate the profession of nursing. Nominations can be made at any

Gundersen Moundview and A-F Elementary pilot new mentorship program

April 01, 2019

Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics recently partnered with Adams-Friendship Elementary School to pilot a new youth mentorship program to increase student success in the classroom. Approximately 20 Gundersen Moundview employees

Gundersen doctors donate to local food pantry

March 29, 2019

CEO David Hartberg presents $500 check to Kim Boughton of the Northern Grant County Food Pantry in Boscobel. Caregivers at Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics do so much more

Gundersen honors doctors with food pantry donations

March 29, 2019

March 30 is Doctor's Day. This national day of recognition honors physicians for their ability to comfort and heal through unsurpassed skill and dedication. Few professions in the world require

Gundersen Boscobel contributes to fundraising effort for new ambulance

March 27, 2019

CEO David Hartberg and BAHC Foundation Board Chair Jerry Berge present the donation. Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics helped show its support of Boscobel Emergency Medical Services (BEMS) with

Hospice Care team prioritizes patients' goals

March 27, 2019

When you refer a patient or loved one to Hospice at Gundersen Health System you are giving a gift of hope—hope for a life well lived, on the person's own

Gundersen debuts new emergency medical helicopter

March 21, 2019

The craft is based at new Decorah Municipal Airport hangar Gundersen Health System's new emergency medical helicopter takes flight this week. The Gundersen AIR craft, which features the latest technology

Carilee Fund: overcoming domestic violence and sexual assault

March 18, 2019

Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault often face financial obstacles that make it difficult to make positive changes. To remove obstacles to safety, Gundersen Medical Foundation's Carilee Fund provides

Friendship Eye Clinic welcomes new optometrist

March 15, 2019

Gregory Hutcheson, OD, MBA, FAAO, is now caring for patients at the Gundersen Eye Clinic Friendship. Gregory Hutcheson, OD, MBA, FAAO A native of Columbus, Neb., Dr. Hutcheson provides comprehensive

Gundersen physician stresses the importance of a colonoscopy

March 11, 2019

The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 101,000 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2019 and that approximately 51,000 will die from the disease in the United

Gundersen is among La Crosse County's Best

March 08, 2019

The results are in, and Gundersen Health System is once again tops in La Crosse County. The Best of La Crosse County 2019 survey celebrates services, dining, entertainment and many

Foundation dinner and auction is a success

March 05, 2019

Over $76,000 was raised through Moundview Memorial Healthcare Foundation's 26th Annual Dinner and Auction at Connell's Cedar Shack on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The event included numerous raffles and auctions

Gundersen selects new CFO

March 04, 2019

After more than 35 years in healthcare, including 20 years as a chief financial officer (CFO), Jerry Oetzel, MBA, says his most important work has been building relationships and helping

New CT scanner installed at Gundersen St. Joseph's

March 04, 2019

As the steel skeleton of the new home of Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics begins to rise out of the shadow of it's 66-year old ancestor, a new piece

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