Meeting an urgent and unprecedented need in the Chippewa Valley Eau Claire, Wis. – April 1 marks the first day of patient care at the newly constructed Spears Pain & Rehab in Eau Claire. The clinic opening means more access to services for patients who may have...
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OAKLEAF CLINICS EXPANDS ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN TO FILL CRITICAL HEALTHCARE GAPS LEFT BY HSHS/PREVEA EXIT
Hires Physicians and Providers to Open New Clinics in Cornell, Ladysmith, Menomonie, and Rice Lake; Adds New Physicians in Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire EAU CLAIRE, WI – March 28, 2024 – In a rapid move to ensure that patients in Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, and Rusk...
OakLeaf Medical Network Statement Regarding Formation of Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative
March 5, 2024 “Today the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative announced that it has been formed by seven Chippewa Valley business and community leaders concerned about the access to and cost of healthcare with the HSHS announcement that is closing its hospitals and...
OAKLEAF MEDICAL NETWORK CONTINUES TO EXPAND CAPACITY TO HELP FILL URGENT HEALTHCARE NEED IN CHIPPEWA VALLEY
More Services, Hours, and Availability Added to Fill Gaps Emerging from HSHS Exit from Western Wisconsin EAU CLAIRE, WI – February 22, 2024 – OakLeaf Medical Network, the largest independent physician association in Western Wisconsin caring for over 33,000 primary...
OakLeaf Medical Network Updates Western Wisconsin Action Response Plan
OakLeaf Medical Network Western Wisconsin Action Response Plan Updated February 22, 2024 OakLeaf Medical Network (OLMN) in Action: OakLeaf Medical Network physicians initiated a response to the Health Care Crisis in the Chippewa Valley on 1/23/2024. We continue to...
Nystrom Behavioral Health Dedicates Phone Line to HSHS and Prevea Patients
With all the changes with Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) and Prevea Health, Nystrom & Associates wanted to let you know that they are here to help. They have created a separate phone line just for patients impacted by these closures for easy access to our...
OakLeaf Medical Network Answers Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About the Impact of HSHS Closure in the Chippewa Valley As of February 9, 2024; We will update this periodically. Who is OakLeaf Medical Network? OakLeaf Medical Network is the largest independent physician association in Western Wisconsin,...
OakLeaf Medical Network Welcomes News That MCC Is Expanding Labor & Delivery
February 9, 2024 “OakLeaf Medical Network welcomes the news that Marshfield Medical Center – Eau Claire is increasing its labor and delivery beds to help close the gap that will be left when HSHS closes Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals. OakLeaf Medical Network...
OAKLEAF MEDICAL NETWORK MOVES FORWARD TO CREATE INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN CHIPPEWA VALLEY
-Hires Expert Mike Sanders To Lead Planning Effort- EAU CLAIRE, WI – February 9, 2024 – OakLeaf Medical Network, the largest independent physician association in Western Wisconsin caring for over 30,000 primary care patients, today announced that it has hired Mike...
CHIPPEWA VALLEY ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE FILES LAWSUIT SEEKING INJUNCTION AGAINST HSHS TO KEEP SACRED HEART AND ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITALS OPEN UNTIL AT LEAST JULY 21, 2024
Chippewa Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (CVOSM), a leading orthopedic medicine clinic serving Western Wisconsin, today filed an injunction in Eau Claire County Court against HSHS to keep Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls Wisconsin, open and serving patients with critical medical services until at least July 21, 2024.
OakLeaf Medical Network Working To Help Solve The Healthcare Crisis in Western Wisconsin
EAU CLAIRE, WI – Feb 1, 2024 – OakLeaf Medical Network, the largest independent physician association in Western Wisconsin caring for over 30,000 primary care patients, today confirmed that its 300+ medical providers are working together and with community leaders to...
Old ankle sprains come back to haunt Baby Boomers
An Eau Claire foot and ankle surgeon has a message for Baby Boomers getting back into fitness and sports: Get your ankles checked for chronic instability caused by injuries that might not have healed properly years ago. Brent Fuerbringer, DPM, FACFAS, says many...
Don’t Ignore Flat Feet
What Is Flatfoot? Flatfoot is often a complex disorder, with diverse symptoms and varying degrees of deformity and disability. There are severaltypes of flatfoot, all of which have one characteristic in common: partial or total collapse (loss) of the arch. Other...
Dupuytren’s Disease
What is Dupuytren's Disease? Dupuytren’s (pronounced DOO-Pa-Trins) is a hand deformity caused by an overgrowth of the grizzle layer just underneath the skin, called the fascia (see Figure 1). It is a genetic condition that often runs in families and is more prevalent...
Preventing Throat Cancer
Approximately 54,000 Americans will be diagnosed with mouth and throat cancer this year. That’s almost 150 people a day, and only slightly greater than half will be alive in 5 years. A steady rise in throat cancer is being observed in much younger people without the...
Get the Facts on CBD & Hemp
CBD or Hemp to the Rescue? Chronic pain affects the lives of 50 million US adults, which is roughly 20% of the US population. An article published by the Center for Disease Control in September of 2018 explains how chronic pain leads to an increase in diseases such as...