RWHC Rural Health News & Updates

One Piece at a Time - December 2023

posted on 12/14/2023 8:22:00 AM

REFUELING YOUR HEART - I recently bought a Christmas puzzle as I anticipated needing something to keep my brain busy as I was recovering from hip replacement surgery during the month of December. Well, let me tell you that puzzle has caused me deepl...

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January 2024 Issue of Eye on Health Newsletter

posted on 12/13/2023 5:16:00 PM

This issue includes: Workforce Shortage Will Hit Us All, Frazzled Retail Pharmacists, The Growing Challenge for Home Care, Edgerton Hospital Energy Savings, Leadership Insights: “Upgrade Your App”, Annual $2,500 Essay Submissions Due June 1st, Sup...

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Upgrade Your App - December 2023

posted on 12/11/2023 11:49:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS - Our phones require regular upgrades to function properly. IT folks tell us, “When you get that reminder, do the upgrade.” Consider this final 2023 post focused on belonging as your “auto-notice” pop-up reminder to reboot. Th...

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December 2023 Issue of Eye on Health Newsletter

posted on 11/22/2023 9:18:00 AM

This issue includes: Restoring Trust in Health Care, Good Stewardship Offers Us Some Time, Growing Lancaster Update, Leadership Insights: “First Impressions”, Annual $2,500 Essay Submissions Due June 1st, Support the RWHC Healthy Wisconsin Foundat...

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Having NO Expectations This Holiday Season - November 2023

posted on 11/21/2023 11:48:00 AM

REFUELING YOUR HEART NEWSLETTER- My recommendation for all of us this holiday season is to let go of expectations, decide to have no expectations in whatever we are experiencing or planning to experience. Choose to “just be” in the moment, to be p...

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Beyond First Impressions - November 2023

posted on 11/21/2023 11:45:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS - A friend of mine went to a clinic visit with his wife recently to support her in getting screened for depression. The medical assistant came out to the waiting room to get them - with blue hair, a nose ring, multiple tattoos, an...

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NHSC & Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Programs

posted on 10/27/2023 10:36:00 AM

Financial Assistance After Nursing Education And Helping Communities In Need.

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The Nurse Corps Scholarship

posted on 10/27/2023 10:30:00 AM

A special program designed to help cover the costs of aspiring nurses in nursing school, taking care of things like tuition, books, and other school fees

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Lessons on Belonging - Perspectives from Pumpkins - October 2023

posted on 10/24/2023 4:04:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS | Ahhh…Fall! The season of colorful leaves fluttering to the ground, cooler temperatures, fields being harvested, Friday night football, children racing door to door to collect treats, and yes…PUMPKINS! I may be more excited ...

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November 2023 Issue of Eye on Health Newsletter

posted on 10/11/2023 10:55:00 AM

This issue includes: AI Predicts Its Impact on Health Care, 100 Million Without a Healthcare Home, Our Rural Ambulance Crisis, Bi-Partisan Hope in U.S. House, WORH Earns National Innovation Award, Leadership Insights: “Belonging Naturally”, Annual ...

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What Do You "C" - Cultivating a Culture of Care

posted on 10/6/2023 9:29:00 AM

All humans want to feel cared about. We are in the business of caring or at least I would like to think so in healthcare. Care is part of the root word in healthcare. Establishing a culture of caring takes focus, intention and meaningful action th...

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Belonging, Naturally - September 2023

posted on 9/20/2023 9:53:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS | My colleague (and dear friend who nurtures my belonging), Cella Hartline, and I stopped at the beautiful Copper Falls for a hike to break up a long work road trip this month. I kept seeing so many metaphors in nature for leaders...

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October 2023 Issue of Eye on Health Newsletter

posted on 9/12/2023 2:14:00 PM

This issue includes: The Threat of One Size for All Requirements, Solving Workforce Shortages Requires Date, Rural Adjusted Covid Death Rates Still Higher, Challenge of Childhood Vaccinations in WI, Rural WI Community Engagement Awards, Leadership I...

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Community Belonging - August 2023

posted on 8/29/2023 9:46:00 AM

Leadership Insights Aug 2023 | While building a clinic may be more in your direct line of responsibility, your community needs you to bring your talents outside the healthcare walls.

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