Marshfield Clinic Health System

Nurse Practitioner Megan Buglass fell in love with health care after she had her first child. During the entire experience, the education and care she received during this vulnerable time of her life was beautiful and life changing. As a women’s health provider, Buglass will assist women in all stages of life including routine check-ups, contraception management, pregnancy care, gynecologic concerns, and everything in between. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gh8QpgBb

Mandy Shelast, Michigan region president and Beaver Dam region interim president, has been appointed as a state delegate to the American Hospital Association’s Regional Policy Board for the 2025 calendar year. The American Hospital Association is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 43,000 individual members come together to form the AHA. The Regional Policy Boards (RPBs) convene three times annually to discuss policy issues. The AHA Board utilizes the recommendations and analyses provided by RPB members during its policy deliberations. Shelast also serves as the board president of the Rural Healthcare Association.

Marshfield Clinic Health System and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are happy to announce that we have renewed our partnership for official sports medicine care through June 2027. Learn how this innovative medical model works and how we're able to provide comprehensive care to student athletes: https://lnkd.in/gavwTk-9

We are excited to be working with various community partners to form a new Nutrition Coalition for Oneida County. The initiative is supported from a 3-year Wisconsin Partnership Program food insecurity grant that started in January 2024. Coalition members, including WIC, Rhinelander School District, Social Services and County Extension will collaborate to tackle nutrition-related challenges and enhance the health and well-being of the community.

Dr. Sandra Landwehr, optometrist, recently joined Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake. She sees patients of all ages for a variety of ailments and eye concerns, including refractive problems, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, red eyes, corneal foreign bodies, pre- and post-op for cataracts and Lasik, contact lens patients and more. She has special expertise in pediatric refractive and strabismus issues and complicated elderly eye diseases. Learn more about Dr. Landwehr, or request an appointment: https://lnkd.in/g_aR_9Aw

Congratulations to the 8N and 4N units at Marshfield Medical Center for being patient experience rock stars! 4N (group around table) received the highest patient experience scores and 8N received the highest percentage of patients observing nursing tactics for quarter three at the hospital.

Congratulations to our Primary Care Behavioral Health – Pediatrics team on their Family Oriented Care award. Dr. Kelsie Marie Offenwanger and Dr. Stephanie Kohlbeck, child psychologists, were recognized in October at the annual Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) conference. The award celebrates clinicians and researchers who incorporate the principles of family-oriented care into their day-to-day work. CFHA aims to recognize those who demonstrate consistent and exceptionally high standards and achievements in promoting integrated care. The Primary Care Behavioral Health team works directly with the patient’s primary care team for patients who have been identified as needing same-day, problem-focused behavioral health interventions, right within their primary care provider’s office. Offering behavioral health care, in partnership with primary care, allows patients to receive treatment earlier and can help prevent more serious complications from developing in the future.

Check out this cool article about our use of MDAware, an AI-powered solution that enhances patient-provider communication by automatically routing patient messages. In just four days post-deployment, our three pilot sites have witnessed MDAware route 55% or more of inbound patient messages to the correct operationally determined pools. More -> https://lnkd.in/eSD-adBD

We’re excited to introduce our newest family medicine physician at Marshfield Clinic Wausau Center: Anne-Margaret Hernaez, M.D. Dr. Hernaez is eager to get to know her patients and help them, along with their families. “My philosophy is if you provide a safe place for patients to ask questions and address those questions in a way they can understand and connect with, that education will empower them to get involved in their health and the health of their loved ones,” said Dr. Hernaez. Learn more about Dr. Hernaez here → https://lnkd.in/gmAJQDiq

Welcome Dolly! A paws-itive new team member joins Child Life team at Marshfield Children’s. The Child Life and Expressive Therapies team welcomed Dolly to Marshfield Children’s Hospital this Monday. Dolly is a specially educated facility dog who will assist her Child Life handler helping pediatric patients cope while at a medical appointment, procedure or during a hospital stay. Dolly comes from Canine Assistants in Georgia, who use a bond-based approach. Marshfield Children’s Hospital is one of only two children’s hospitals in Wisconsin to have a facility dog. This animal-assisted therapy can help patients feel more comfortable and less anxious. Different than pet therapy, Dolly and Child Life are following a goal-directed program that helps patients cope, heal and achieve treatment goals. As Child Life works with patients, they will assess if a child’s care plan would benefit by assistance from Dolly. Marshfield Children’s Hospital facility dog program is funded through donations from Christmas In July Charity. Dolly’s grooming needs are supported by in-kind services and donations by Pet Supply Plus in Marshfield. To support the care of Marshfield Children’s facility dog, donate online at https://lnkd.in/gYCKV-pj, select CMNH and comment “Facility dog.” Checks can be made to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) – Facility Dog and sent to Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation.