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Act of Kindness for Cancer Center Patients
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
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Watertown native Amy Rambow is more than a personalized bag consultant, she is a caring mother and wife who returned to Watertown to raise her family in a community she loves. Her love for the community and compassion inspired her to donate 108 comfort bags that carried a blanket, lip…
Local Therapist Joins Prairie Lakes
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System welcomes Occupational Therapist, Michelle Stark to the Prairie Lakes Rehabilitation Staff. She serves In and Outpatient rehabilitative and therapeutic services to persons of all ages with a variety of disabilities. She demonstrates compassion and a solid knowledge for hand therapy and lymphedema management. Michelle Stark has…
The Dynamic Duo
Monday, April 13, 2015
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Did you know that in the year 2014, Prairie Lakes volunteers generously donated 8,167 hours of their own time and energy? Our gracious volunteers donate time at the Information Desk, Gift Shop, clinics, laundry, hospice and so much more. The warm sincerity from volunteers cannot be replicated by anything else,…
Diabetes Alert Day 2015
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
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Over 32 million people have diabetes. More than a quarter of people with diabetes.. don’t know they have it. American Diabetes Association Alert Day® is a "wake-up call" asking the American public to take the Diabetes Risk Test to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes,…
What is Pulmonary Rehab?
Friday, March 13, 2015
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We celebrate Pulmonary Rehab week March 8 – 14, 2015 by honoring both the patients who participate in our program and the healthcare professionals who support, educate, and guide them every day. Do you or someone you know have a chronic lung disease? Learn about Pulmonary Rehab and if it's right fit with…
A Special Lady & Her Legacy
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
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Surrounded by her family, Zelta Jean Wall was almost 93 years old when she passed away in November, 2014 in her home near Strandburg. Throughout her life, Zelta Jean was involved in numerous clubs and activities. One such activity was raising money for the Suzanne Jacobson Memorial Fund (SJMF) through her volunteer work…
New MRI Technology Now Available
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is proud to announce an upgrade to the MRI machine in radiology. The upgrade brings state of the art technology to the Watertown area, without having to replace the MRI’s magnet. The upgrade to a Signa HDxt 1.5T from GE Healthcare makes the MRI machine engineered…
American Heart Month
Monday, February 23, 2015
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Take care of your heart and your heart will take care of you. Extensive clinical and statistical studies have identified several factors that increase the risk of coronary heart disease or heart attack. Major risks that you can modify include smoking, high cholesterol, blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes.…
BASH 2014 Dollars Put To Good Use
Thursday, February 05, 2015
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The Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation provided a check for $43,000 to Prairie Lakes Healthcare System to purchase new pulmonary function testing (PFT) equipment. This type of testing has increased 86% since pulmonologist Dr. Jeffrey Kowitz joined PLHS in August 2013. The new equipment is called a body plethysmography unit. It…
Welcome Grant Tillett, Chief Information Officer
Thursday, January 29, 2015
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Welcome Chief Information Officer Grant Tillett to the Prairie Lakes administrative staff. As Chief Information Officer, Tillett will provide executive leadership for strategic IT projects. For the past two years Tillett worked at TruBridge, a subsidiary to CPSI, that’s in the business to consult and manage IT services for rural…
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