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Upland Hills Health Adds new OB/GYN |
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Dr. Barbara Hostetler recently
joined the team of doctors providing exceptional
care at Upland Hills Health. Dr. Hostetler
is a OB/GYN specialist and will begin seeing
patients at the end of July. |
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Upland Hills Health Adds to Diane Schaaf,
R.N. Memorial Scholarship at SWTC |
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Upland Hills Health recently
added $500 to the endowment used for the
Diane Schaaf, R.N., Memorial Scholarship
at Southwest Technical College. The endowment
for the scholarship was established by
Upland Hills Health last year, after the
tragic death of Diane Schaaf, Home Care
nurse at Upland Hills Health and wound
care instructor at SWTC. |
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Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners on Staff
at Upland Hills Health |
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| Sele Hufton, R.N. and Ginny
Haas, R.N., long-time members of the nursing
team at Upland Hills Health’s Emergency
Department, are trained and practicing as
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, or SANEs. |
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Upland Hills Health received donation
for Home Care and Dialysis Services from United Fund
of Iowa County |
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| This last year United Fund
of Iowa County donated over $60,000 to over
60 community organizations and designated
charities. Upland Hills Health was grateful
for the $2,410 received that will go towards
equipment to enhance the delivery of care
for dialysis and home care patients. |
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Area Lions & Lionesses tour new and
renovated areas of Upland Hills Health |
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| Over 70 area Lions gathered
at Upland Hills Health to enjoy fellowship,
dinner and a tour of various service areas
on April 14th. |
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about improvements made in the ER, Imaging
and OB Suites. |
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State Program taps into Upland Hills Health
Cardiac Rehab program for expertise |
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| The State of Wisconsin’s
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
has been working to establish a registry
of Cardiac Care Patients. |
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allow researchers to track individual patients,
care effectiveness, and outcomes for different
demographic groups. In short, the results
could greatly impact and facilitate improvement
and effectiveness of care by monitoring historical
results. |
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Home Care awarded a deficiency-free rating
during recent State Survey |
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| April 17th was a day of triumph
for the Upland Hills Home Care team. Still
mourning the loss of their treasured colleague,
Diane Schaaf RN--who died a year ago to the
day—the team learned that they earned
deficiency-free status after a recent state
survey. Deficiency-free is the highest ranking
an organization can earn. |
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Upland Hills Health Hosts 4-H Donators |
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| The Rockwell Mills 4-H Club
in Dodgeville got the opportunity to tour
areas of Upland Hills Health on Saturday. |
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| About 75 4-H members and parents
spent the evening on a tour of the new Wellness
Center facility, as well as the Kidney Dialysis
Center, set to open next month. The group
recently made a generous donation to the
Dialysis Center. |
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Upland Hills Health Patient Satisfaction
Scores beat the state and national average! |
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| On March 28th the Medicare/Government
website www.hopsitalcompare.hhs.gov published
patient satisfaction scores for hospitals
throughout the nation for the first time. |
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Upland Hills Health has satisfied –and in many cases even
exceeded—patients’ expectations.
In fact, they are doing a better job than
most hospitals in Wisconsin or even the U.S. |
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Advance Pain Management Physician joins
the Upland Hills Health team |
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| Patients suffering
from chronic pain will be relieved to learn
that starting April 1st Dr. Maher Fattouh
will offer the latest pain management treatment
options in the Upland Hills Health Specialty
Clinic in Dodgeville. |
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March 25th is Annual American Diabetes
Alert Day |
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and adults in the U.S. have diabetes. |
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than six million do not know they have diabetes.
Early diagnosis is critical to successful
treatment and delaying or preventing some
of its complications such as heart disease,
blindness, kidney disease, stroke, amputation
and death. |
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Cardiopulmonary Nurses host Holiday Health
Challenge luncheon |
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| A motivational
tradition, Upland Hills Health Cardiopulmonary
Nurses hosted the fourth annual Holiday Health
Challenge in February. Designed to keep their
patients on a healthy track during the holidays,
this annual event has become a socializing
favorite. This year participants are challenged
to track their minutes exercise routine,
stress management and healthy breakfasts. |
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First Diane Schaaf Nursing Scholarship
awarded at recent Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Ceremony |
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| The 14th Annual
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Scholarship & Awards
Ceremony marked the first presentation of
a nursing scholarship honoring former Upland
Hills Health nurse, Diane Schaaf. |
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Therapy & Wellness Center Open House
on March 13, 2008 |
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| The public is invited
to meet the staff and tour the new Upland
Hills Health Therapy & Wellness Center. |
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| An open house will be held
from 4 to 7 pm on Thursday March 13th. |
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YOGA comes to Upland Hills Health Therapy & Wellness
Center |
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| YOGA may seem like
some way out, new age exotic work out found
only in urban health clubs, but now this
proven stress-relieving exercise regimen
is available to area residents. |
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Senator Dale Schultz tours new and improved
facilities at Upland Hills Health |
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| Friday, February
22nd, Senator
Dale Schultz met with Upland Hills Health
Administrator, Phyllis Fritsch to review
progress on the recent building project and
issues relevant to healthcare in Iowa County.
Besides discussing current legislative activities,
Schultz spent time touring the recently completed
Medical Office Building and Imaging Services
Center. |
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Senior Strength Training
Class Starts in March |
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| Aging bodies don’t
need to become weak and frail. This unique
class is designed for seniors with achy,
aging joints or arthritis. Taught by Joan
Pape, a Certified Fitness Specialist for
Older Adults (ISSA), this class addresses
the special needs of seniors. |
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ER outperforms community hospital average |
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| Results from the
Level One Heart Attack program study conducted
by St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison shows
Upland Hills Health Emergency Services team
consistently outperforms the community hospital
average. |
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Massage Therapist Joins Upland Hills Health |
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| Upland Hills Health
has added Massage Therapy to its long list
of services. Stephanie Albertus joined the
staff at the beginning of February and works
through the Therapy and Wellness Center. |
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Grant Awarded for Mobile Compression Equipment |
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| Funded by a grant
from the Wisconsin Rural Hospital Flexibility
Program, Upland Hills Health was able to
purchase AutoPulse devices for Dodgeville
and Mineral Point EMS teams. Director of
Cardiopulmonary Services John Mason, along
with Emergency Room (ER) personnel, played
integral parts in receiving the grant. |
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Upland Hills Health Donates Used Equipment |
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| With new buildings
comes new furniture and upgraded equipment
for Upland Hills Health. What to do with
the bulk of unneeded items? |
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home in Nicaragua. Father Miller, a priest
in the LaCrosse, WI area, is collecting our
unneeded furniture, medical equipment and
more, including an X-ray machine, a suction
machine, a Hoyer lift, and hospital cribs. |
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Upland Hills Health holds Mad Hatters
Tea Party Brunch to thank volunteers |
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| Over 30 volunteers
braved blizzard conditions to join in the
fun at the Upland Hills Health Mad Hatters
Tea Party held on January 17th. |
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| Volunteers and auxiliary members
came together at the Dodger Bowl for a hearty
egg and sausage breakfast. |
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New Ear, Nose, Throat Specialist Seeing
Patients at Upland Hills Health |
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| Dr. Matthew Hinsley
is now seeing patients every Friday at the
Dean Specialty Clinic inside Upland Hills
Health in Dodgeville. |
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| Hinsley is an ENT (Ear, Nose
Throat) specialist, who completed his residency
at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals
and Clinics in Madison. His practice interests
include: pediatric otolaryngology, head and
neck tumors and oncology, laryngology and
voice disorders, and thyroid disease. |
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First Baby of 2008 Arrives at Upland Hills
Health |
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| Silvan William
Wiedenhoeft made his arrival at 1:17 am on
January 4, making him the first baby born
at Upland Hills Health in 2008. He was born
a healthy 9 lbs, 11 oz and 22 1/2 inches
long to Kristina and Alex Wiedenhoeft of
Mineral Point. |
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Scrapbook Pages |
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and special events in our Upland Hills Health history: |
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Special Events
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