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Here is what is happening at Marshfield Clinic right now. Please view the archive list of past releases. For more information, please contact Corporate Communications.

• Sports Physicals Program a Success Due to Combined Efforts of Local Health Care Providers  Young athletes attended the annual free sports physicals event hosted by Ministry Medical Group, Ministry Rehabilitation and Marshfield Clinic, with screenings that exceeded WIAA requirements for athletes in the 2008-09 school year. ( 7/7/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic to Offer Retinal Screenings in Greenwood  Marshfield Clinic will use its mobile TeleHealth services to provide free screenings for a pair of eye diseases that can be devastating if left untreated – diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration.  ( 7/3/2008)
  


• Interventional Cardiologist Joins Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire Center  Interventional Cardiologist Ralph Fitz, M.D., has joined Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire Center.  ( 7/1/2008)
  


• Hospitalist Joins Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire Center Staff  Hospitalist Salman Noor, M.D., has joined the Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire Center staff and is providing care at Sacred Heart Hospital.  ( 6/30/2008)
  


• Olson Earns Excellence in Teaching Award  Nils Olson, D.O., family medicine physician at Marshfield Clinic Mercer Center, was recently awarded the 2007-2008 Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, for his work teaching medical students.  ( 6/30/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Weston Center Walk-in Care Announces New Hours  Marshfield Clinic Weston Center will be holding new weekday hours for the Walk-In Department starting on Monday, July 7.  ( 6/30/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Wausau and Weston Centers Announce July 4 Hours  Marshfield Clinic Pharmacy and Urgent Care Departments in Wausau and Weston will be holding holiday hours in recognition of Independence Day.  ( 6/30/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire Center to Host Plastic Surgery Suite Open House  Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire Center will host an open house for its new Plastic Surgery Suite from 5 – 8 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at 2116 Craig Road, Entrance A. The suite is located in the in the new addition to the Eau Claire Center. The public is invited to attend.  ( 6/30/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Marshfield Center Announces July 4 Hours  Marshfield Clinic Marshfield Center's Urgent Care Department and Marshfield Clinic Pharmacy - Urgent Care will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, July 4; and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday, July 5-6. ( 6/26/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Offers Retinal Screenings in Merrill  Marshfield Clinic will use its mobile TeleHealth services to provide free screenings for a pair of eye diseases that can be devastating if left untreated – diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. ( 6/24/2008)
  


• Diabetes Information and Support Group July Meeting Set  A group providing ongoing diabetes information and support to people in the community will meet from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1. ( 6/24/2008)
  


• Internal Medicine Physician Joins Marshfield Clinic Greenwood Center  Kelli Wehman-Tubbs, D.O., an internal medicine physician, will see patients at Marshfield Clinic Greenwood Center beginning Thursday, July 3. ( 6/23/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center Announces July 4 Hours  Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center's Urgent Care Department and Pharmacy will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, July 4. It will also be open every weekend, Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Laboratory and radiology (X-ray) services will also be available on those days. ( 6/23/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Offers Retinal Screenings in Mosinee  Marshfield Clinic will use its mobile TeleHealth services to provide free screenings for a pair of eye diseases that can be devastating if left untreated – diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration.  ( 6/17/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Recognized as Laureate by Computerworld Honors Program  Marshfield Clinic has been recognized as a Laureate by the Computerworld Honors Program. ( 6/16/2008)
  


• Park Falls Dental Center Dedication Set for July 1  Marshfield Clinic will hold a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, for its Park Falls Dental Center, in partnership with Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc. The public is invited to attend.  ( 6/16/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic to Host Upcoming Ladies Night Out Event  Local women are invited to have fun and learn about women's health issues at a free Ladies' Night Out program sponsored by Marshfield Clinic at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Tuesday, June 24, at the Weston Regional Medical Center campus. ( 6/16/2008)
  


• Park Falls Dental Center Adds Dentist to Staff  Kowshik Vaddi, D.M.D., has joined Marshfield Clinic and is providing patient care at Park Falls Dental Center. ( 6/16/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Cancer Support Group Announces June Meeting  Has your life, or that of a loved one, been touched by cancer? Marshfield Clinic is sponsoring a cancer support group to provide emotional support, education and hope for people with cancer and their loved ones.  ( 6/13/2008)
  


• Pet/CT Technology Coming to Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center  Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center will soon offer patients a powerful diagnostic imaging system known as PET/CT.  ( 6/13/2008)
  


• Medical Technology Program Graduates Eight  Eight students graduated from the Medical Technology (Clinical Laboratory Science) Program sponsored by Saint Joseph's Hospital and Marshfield Clinic.  ( 6/12/2008)
  


• New National Council Works for Safer Agricultural Industry  Agriculture is consistently among the most hazardous occupations in the United States. In an average year, 516 workers die while doing farm work and each day about 243 workers suffer lost-time injuries. Agriculture, due to its decentralized nature and diverse structure, lags behind other industries in reducing the toll on its workers with a fatality rate that is eight times that of the all-industry average.  ( 6/12/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Phillips Center Welcomes Family Physician  Everin Houkom, M.D., has joined the staff at Marshfield Clinic Phillips Center to provide family medicine services.  ( 6/9/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center Extends Urgent Care Hours  When it's not an emergency, you can walk in to Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center's Urgent Care department during extended hours.  ( 6/9/2008)
  


• New Providers Join Marshfield Clinic Mosinee Center  Marshfield Clinic Mosinee Center is now offering more options for female patients. Esther Triphan, C.N.M., and Jennifer Sorenson, P.A.-C., are now providing patient care at the Mosinee Center.  ( 6/9/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center Offers June Health Talk  Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center will be hosting a free Health Talk at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, in the Clinic's Internal Medicine waiting area.  ( 6/3/2008)
  


• Community Input Sought About Underage Drinking, Drug Use and Violence Among Teens  Starting next week, Barron County Safe and Stable Families Coalition will launch a survey that will seek opinions from adults about drinking, drug use and violence among teenagers in Barron County. ( 6/3/2008)
  


• Breast Cancer Support Group to Meet in Rice Lake  Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with breast cancer? Were you diagnosed some time ago and want to share your experience with others?  ( 6/2/2008)
  


• Plaza Dermatology Joins Marshfield Clinic  Plaza Dermatology, S.C., Stevens Point, is now affiliated with Marshfield Clinic. ( 6/2/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic/Ministry Health Care Offer Heart Education Event  The Marshfield Clinic and Ministry Health Care heart care team, the region's leading heart care provider, will present "Getting to the Heart of the Matter," a free informational event discussing new options in the detection and treatment of heart disease.  ( 5/30/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Offers Retinal Screenings in Merrill, Mosinee  Marshfield Clinic will use its mobile TeleHealth services to provide free screenings for a pair of eye diseases that can be devastating if left untreated – diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration.  ( 5/30/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Pharmacy in Wausau to Change Hours  Marshfield Clinic Pharmacy in Wausau will have new hours of operation starting on Monday, June 2. These new hours will continue to provide seven-day-a-week, convenient access for patients.  ( 5/30/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Pharmacy in Merrill to Change Hours  Marshfield Clinic Pharmacy in Merrill will have new hours of operation starting on Monday, June 2, 2008. ( 5/30/2008)
  


• Security Health Plan Earns 'Excellent' NCQA Accreditation  Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., has earned an "Excellent" Accreditation rating for commercial products from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). ( 5/30/2008)
  


• Dialysis Services to Expand at Good Samaritan Health Center, Merrill  A six-station, 2,800-square-foot dialysis center will open in November, to be located in the Menard Center on the Good Samaritan Health Center campus in Merrill. ( 5/29/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic, Community Seek to Curb Underage Drinking: Grant Supports Community Group  The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has provided a $67,000 grant to Marshfield Clinic for work with a community coalition to develop an underage drinking prevention program in Barron County. ( 5/29/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Nurse Extraordinary Healer Award Finalist  Randy Wecker, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N., was nominated as a finalist for the CURE Magazine 2008 Extraordinary Healer Award. ( 5/27/2008)
  


• Diabetes Information and Support Group June Meeting Set  A group providing ongoing diabetes information and support to people in the community will meet from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3. ( 5/23/2008)
  


• Gastroenterologist Returns to Marshfield Clinic  Marshfield Clinic is pleased to announce the return of Michael Franks, M.D., to provide gastroenterology services to the Northwoods.  ( 5/22/2008)
  


• Bensen Joins Marshfield Clinic Pain Management Team  Michelle Bensen, M.D., a Marshfield Clinic Internal Medicine specialist who has been serving as a Hospitalist at Howard Young Medical Center since 1998, has now joined the Clinic's pain management team. ( 5/20/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic to Host Upcoming Ladies Night Out Event  Local women are invited to have fun and learn about women's health issues at a free Ladies' Night Out program sponsored by Marshfield Clinic at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at the Weston Regional Medical Center campus.  ( 5/20/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center Achieves Its Highest Patient Satisfaction Ratings  Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center recently celebrated receiving the highest patient satisfaction ratings in its history. ( 5/19/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic to Host Vascular Screening Day  Recognizing that vascular disease is a "matter of life and limb," Marshfield Clinic Marshfield Center is hosting a Vascular Screening Day Wednesday, May 28. ( 5/19/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Women's Wellness Launches Breast Cancer Support Group  Hope is a powerful thing. Combined with a positive attitude and structured support, it can help women achieve great things. ( 5/16/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic to Offer Free Mobile Retinal Screenings in Greenwood  Marshfield Clinic will use its mobile TeleHealth services to provide free screenings for a pair of eye diseases that can be devastating if left untreated – diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. ( 5/16/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center Announces Memorial Holiday Hours  Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center's Urgent Care Department and Pharmacy will be open 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Memorial Day weekend; Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25, as well as Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. Laboratory and radiology (X-ray) services will also be available on those days. ( 5/16/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Offers Free Retinal Screenings in Mercer  Marshfield Clinic will use its mobile TeleHealth services to provide free screenings for a pair of eye diseases that can be devastating if left untreated – diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. ( 5/16/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Announces Rice Lake Center Dedication  Marshfield Clinic will hold a dedication ceremony and open house from 4 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, for its new Rice Lake Center and the public is invited to attend. ( 5/13/2008)
  


• Local Health Care Professionals Help Promote Healthy School Staff  On Friday, April 25, representatives from local health care entities joined together to help AV-W Elementary School teachers and staff learn more about health and wellness during their staff in-service day.  ( 5/12/2008)
  


• Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center Offers May Health Talk  Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center will be hosting a free "Health Talk" at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 22. in the Clinic's internal medicine waiting area.  ( 5/12/2008)