WKOW TV Madison: New Trending Therapy to Treat Pain Now Offered at Mercyhealth
JANESVILLE (WKOW) -- Instead of relying on narcotics for pain management, Mercyhealth is using a new up and coming treatment tool: needles. "Does that feel better to you Betsy?" Mercyhealth Physical Therapist Jennifer Nettesheim asks her patient, Betsy Johnson, stretched out ...
WKOW TV: Trauma Situations Prepare Rescue Forces for Mass Shootings
JANESVILLE (WKOW) -- MercyHealth Community Center is home to a state-of-the-art simulation lab that trains rescue forces how to react to emergency situations. "It's as live as we can get it without getting live people injured," Gene Wright, a simulation coordinator ...
The Gazette: Homeless Shelter Waiting Lists Grow as Cold Weather Approaches
JANESVILLE, WI -- Peyton Blum lay in his mother's arms, eyes half open, mouth curled into a half-grin. The 1-month-old sleepily looked around the room, oblivious to where he was or how he got there. His mother, Monica Lipski, hopes he'll never ...
The Gazette: Dry Needling Becomes Popular Method for Treating Pain
JANESVILLE, WI -- Dry needling is not acupuncture. Many patients approach dry needling with the misconception that the two are the same, said Jenny Nettesheim, physical therapist at Mercyhealth Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center in Janesville. Nettesheim wants to change that. Dry needling ...
The Gazette: Rolling Lab Helps Mercyhealth Staff Bone Up on Surgery
JANESVILLE, WI—Mercyhealth operating room technician Kathryn Cadwallader ran a bone screw through a hole in a surgical pin and hit pay dirt on one of two ends of a broken fibula she was fusing Friday morning. Cadwallader had never tried drilling ...
Rock County Community Baby Shower Set for October 24
Expectant mothers and mothers with a child born between April and October are invited to attend the 15th annual Rock County Community Baby Shower, Tuesday, October 24, 5-8 pm, at the Moose Lodge, 2701 W. Rockport Rd., Janesville. This special ...
Mercyhealth Cancer Center and Janesville Jets “Paint the Rink Pink”
Join Mercyhealth in cheering on the Janesville Jets, in their commemorative pink uniforms, as they take on their opponent in support of cancer awareness. Pink in the Rink will take place on Friday, October 13, 7 pm, and Saturday, October 14, ...
WKOW TV: FEMA deploys Mercyhealth ER Doctor to Hurricane Irma
JANESVILLE (WKOW) - To deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, FEMA has enlisted the help of Mercyhealth's Dr. Jay MacNeal. Dr. MacNeal has proudly assisted on FEMA disasters since 1995. The U.S. Air Force flew down three hundred physician ...
Channel 3 WISC TV: Paul Ryan Talks About Opioid Epidemic with Rock County Community Leaders
JANESVILLE, WI: House Speaker Paul Ryan hosted a roundtable discussion Thursday morning to hear from Mercyhealth and local community leaders involved in the fight against opioid abuse in Rock County.About 20 people shared how they got involved in helping addicts ...
The Gazette: Rep. Ryan Meets at Mercyhealth to Discuss Overdose and Opioid Epidemic
JANESVILLE -- Many of the local warriors fighting heroin and opioid addiction sat in the same room Thursday. They had come to discuss the problem with a man who could help them redouble their efforts, Speaker of the House Paul ...
