Category: Health and Wellness
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Door County Medical Center Enacts Covid Surge Plan
Fourth Door County death reported. Evers limits public gatherings statewide. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have surged in northeastern Wisconsin and throughout the state during the past two weeks, prompting Door County Medical Center to enact its surge plan. “Our healthcare partners in Brown County are reporting being overwhelmed,” according to a Public Health Emergency alert […]
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Door County Medical Center (DCMC) Institutes No Visitor Policy
Visitors to the hospital will not be allowed effective immediately at Door County Medical Center (DCMC). Hospital Effective immediately the hospital is instituting a no visitor policy. The following exceptions will be made for support persons. The support person must not be ill and should be free of any symptoms. Masks must be worn at all […]
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Prevea Health Welcomes Dr. Andrew Radtke
Prevea Health has welcomed Dr. Andrew Radtke, a urologist, to its family of care. “When treating my patients, I address their urologic health needs in addition to any social, environmental and lifestyle factors that can cause disease,” Radtke said. “By taking time to discuss the factors that can significantly impact their experience before, during and […]
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Door County Medical Center Welcomes Allycia Bretl
Door County Medical Center (DCMC) Behavioral Health has welcomed Allycia Bretl, a licensed clinical social worker and substance-abuse counselor, to provide behavioral health services at the Sturgeon Bay DCMC campus. Bretl is a Door County native and Southern Door alumna who completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology and chemistry at Ripon College and her master’s […]
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Emergency Response Fund Awards Grants
The Door County Emergency Response Fund has awarded a grant to the Boys and Girls Club of Door County to make considerable investments in sanitary equipment before welcoming young people back to its facility. From retrofitting toilets with touchless equipment to installing touchless water coolers and hand sanitizers, this investment will help keep children safe. […]
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Therma-Tron-X, in partnership with the Community Blood Center, will host a blood drive Oct. 9, 12:30-4:30 pm, at 1155 S. Neenah Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Friends and family of Therma-Tron-X employees are welcome! To schedule your life-saving donation, call 800.280.4102, or sign up online at save3lives.org using sponsor code OT84. Registering in advance is encouraged.
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Cold and flu season is coming, so get your flu vaccination! Call Door County Medical Center (dcmedical.org) at the numbers listed to make an appointment. No walk-ins will be accepted at this time. Cash will be accepted at the time of service, or insurance will be billed. Algoma: Oct. 5, 7 and 8, 8:30 am […]
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Day Hikes, Night Hike, Kids’ Program at The Ridges
Join a Ridges naturalist for a relaxing, informative, guided hike through The Ridges Sanctuary Tuesday – Friday, 10 am. The hike includes the Upper Range Light lantern room and historical cabins, is appropriate for all ages, is limited to six participants and requires advance registration. Try a night hike on the boardwalk Sept. 11, 8-9:30 […]
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Sun Safety: FAQs about Sunscreen
Skin cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, and here in Wisconsin, more than 5,000 surgeries were performed for malignant skin-cancer removal last year, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association. Sunscreen plays an important role in preventing skin cancer, but not everyone knows how to use it most effectively and safely. With guidance from Prevea […]
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Savory Spoon Hosts Traveling Sharpener, Lavender Fair
The Savory Spoon Cooking School, 12042 Hwy 42 in Ellison Bay, will host Kelly Lewis, The Traveling Sharpener, July 25, 10 am – 2 pm. Sharp knives are best for kitchen safety, so now’s the time to get knives – as well as scissors, garden clippers and more – professionally sharpened. (Lewis has separate sharpeners for garden […]