RWHC News & Updates

February 2022 Issue of Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 1/11/2022 3:50:00 PM

This issue includes: “Using All Means at Our Disposal", “Do Your Part”, “A Call for Civility and Decency”, “What I Need My Team to Know”, RWHC Receives AHA Recognition, A Stormy Healthcare Workforce Forecast, Post COVID: What to Keep; What to ...

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Being Intentional in 2022

posted on 1/11/2022 7:53:00 AM

(REFUELING YOUR HEART - ISSUE 4) Truth is, intentions equals results… but requires us to take action steps. Some have heard of the saying energy flows where attention goes. Intentions require attention. This time of year, many set resolutions saying...

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Do Your Part (Public Education Video)

posted on 1/10/2022 12:22:00 PM

In response to the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases throughout the state and the strain hospitals are experiencing as they seek to provide both COVID and regular care to their communities, WHA, through its 501(c)(4) social welfare organization Healthy...

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A Tribute to Sauk Prairie Healthcare Workers

posted on 12/30/2021 9:01:00 AM

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Intimate portraits of a hospital COVID unit from a photojournalist-turned-nurse

posted on 12/28/2021 10:22:00 AM

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Saying NO! No Guilt Needed!!

posted on 12/21/2021 12:47:00 PM

(REFUELING YOUR HEART - ISSUE 3) Believe it or not, saying no helps you in refueling your heart that is if you can let go of the guilt that often accompanies it. Let’s reflect together.

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Leadership Insights: December 2021 - Performance Evaluation Q & A

posted on 12/20/2021 3:11:00 PM

I recently asked our class of newly promoted leaders to submit their questions about performance reviews. Here’s the Q & A for some of them.

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DHS Issues Public Health Advisory about the Omicron Variant

posted on 12/20/2021 3:04:00 PM

(PDF) As cases are anticipated to surge, DHS calls on Wisconsinites to take immediate action to prevent hospitalizations and deaths

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Rural Wisconsin hospitals 'burning on the inside' with COVID-19 surge

posted on 12/20/2021 9:41:00 AM

(Article & Video) MEDFORD — Leaders at Aspirus Medford Hospital gathered this week to assess their situation: 19 patients, double the regular load. Twelve with COVID-19, 11 of them unvaccinated. Three on ventilators, with another likely needing vent...

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January 2022 Issue of Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 12/9/2021 2:38:00 PM

This issue includes: Hospitals Are Beyond Full. Period., “I Was Wrong”–Pro-Vaccination PSA, Building Healthcare Resilience, A Health Career Path for Medics & Corpsmen, Leadership Insights: “DIY DEI, Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs, Nation...

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Refuel Your Heart Through Gratitude - Issue 2

posted on 11/29/2021 10:08:00 AM

Gratitude is defined as “the quality of being thankful, readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” When one is experiencing gratitude, true gratitude the heart is full. There is nothing else that is missing or desired in that mome...

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Leadership Insights: November 2021 - DIY DEI

posted on 11/29/2021 8:50:00 AM

“I don’t know anything.” This may not be the best first sentence to get you to read on, but then again, maybe you feel the same way sometimes. No? Am I the only one who is a little lost in sorting out what diversity, equity and inclusion-DEI-all m...

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December 2021 Issue of Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 11/15/2021 3:18:00 PM

This issue includes: The Rural Vaccination Challenge, “I Have Never Seen Anything Like It”, “I Was Wrong”–Pro-Vaccination PSA, We Can Not Beat COVID With Anger, “Strategies for Managing Pandemic Anger”, RWHC Community Economic Development at 1...

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A Message for the Struggling Nurse - November 2021

posted on 11/11/2021 7:14:00 AM

You are not alone! Over the past several months I have heard so many colleagues talking about stress, burnout, grief, compassion fatigue, exhaustion, staffing challenges, not feeling heard, lots of turnover, early retirement, vaccine divisiveness, no...

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