HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital

Koski named CAO at St. Clare

Published by kjpasson on Thu, 08/29/2024 - 10:00am

HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital announced Aug. 26 that Colleen Koski, MSN, RN, has been named the Oconto Falls facility’s chief administrative officer (CAO).

The CAO is a new role at HSHS that provides on-site, localized leadership overseeing nursing, operations and all other organizational functions of the hospital.

Oconto Falls hospital receives national award

Published by admin on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 10:25am

HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital is the recipient of a 2023 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in providing quality health care. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor the top-performing rural hospitals in the areas of quality, outcomes and/or patient perspective.

HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital and Prevea Health recognize Bladder Health Awareness Month in November

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 12:18pm

An overactive bladder often causes people to feel an irregular urge to urinate, and it can be difficult to control. The condition affects nearly 40% of women and 30% of men, and Prevea Health urologists offer patients surgical and non-surgical remedies for those trying to better manage the condition.

St. Clare recognized for heart attack care

Published by admin on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 8:35am

HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls has been recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) for its commitment to ensuring science-based treatment for all people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), known to be more severe and dangerous than other types of heart attacks.

St. Clare nationally recognized for heart attack care

Published by admin on Fri, 08/04/2023 - 9:38am

HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline STEMI Referring Center Silver Plus recognition for its commitment to ensuring science-based treatment for all people experiencing a specific type of heart attack. This type, known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), is known to be more severe and dangerous than other types of heart attacks.

Mountain health center announces extended summer hours

Published by admin on Wed, 07/12/2023 - 9:33am

To meet the increased demand for care during the summer months, HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital Prevea Mountain Health Center, 14353 State Highway 32-64 in Mountain, will extend its hours of operation.

Starting in July and continuing until Aug. 30, the health center will remain open Wednesdays from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

HSHS, Prevea Health workers get second dose of COVID vaccine

Published by admin on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 7:57pm

Prevea Health began administering second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 6 to its health care workers, along with those at its HSHS hospital partners in Wisconsin. The second dose, which is required for maximum effectiveness (94%) of the vaccine, is given 21 days after the first dose.

Hospital restricts visitors during COVID-19 surge

Published by admin on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 11:39am

In an effort to further control the spread of COVID-19 into hospitals as well as throughout communities, Hospital Sisters Health System updated visitor policies at its eastern Wisconsin hospitals.

Affected facilities include HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls.

No visitors are being allowed in in-patient units, except for:

• Women and infants may have one support person and one doula as a part of their care team. They must stay in the patient room at all times.

Oconto Falls hospital receives national award

Published by admin on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 5:55pm

HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay have each received a 2020 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for achieving and sustaining excellence in clinical quality.

Nonprofits help Gillett HS upgrade weight room

Published by admin on Mon, 07/27/2020 - 10:35am

Grants from two local nonprofits are funding an upgrade of the Gillett Secondary School weight room.

The Bond Community Center Foundation provided $10,000, and HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital provided $3,500 for the new equipment, Superintendent Todd Henscik said.

The Gillett School Board accepted the grants with thanks at its July 16 meeting.

The board also approved the sale of the old weight room equipment to supplement the upgrade.