The Gazette: Mercyhealth Gives Red Hats to Littlest Patients
JANESVILLE - Baby Tariq slept soundly in his hospital bassinet Thursday morning with 10 fingers, 10 toes and a bright red knitted cap. Tariq was one of 16 babies born at Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center in Janesville between Feb. 1 and ...
Winter Weather Closings and Cancellations 2018
It’s that time of year again and snow and ice is on the way! If severe weather prompts us to close facilities, cancel or delay a program and/or services, we want you to know immediately. We’ve also partnered with local media ...
Mercyhealth; Local Law Enforcement Offer Halloween Safety Tips
Tonight’s Halloween festivities are all about the fun but we want you to be safe while doing it. Mercyhealth and local law enforcement offer the following tips to keep you safe and healthy this Halloween: Tips for Trick-or-Treaters: Try to trick-or-treat ...
Janesville Jets Donate $3,750 to Mercyhealth’s Cancer Center
The Mercyhealth Development Foundation received a generous donation of $3,750 from the Janesville Jets'Pink in the Rink’ event games in October. The players wore pink jerseys to help raise awareness for breast cancer. After the games, the jerseys were auctioned to ...
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 ...
