June 27, 2023

Concerts on the Square

Associate Chief Nursing Officer Robin Rudie helped Wausau Events kick off the Concerts on the Square June 21.

Members of the Aspirus Joy Team were present to paint faces and spread a little joy to the community.

The AWH Stroke Team will be present at the next event.

Concerts are every Wednesday evening until August 30 on the 400 Block in Wausau and are free to attend.

There are a few dates open for activities. Please email Andrew Krauss if you would like to staff the tent with an activity.

Organ and Tissue Donation Recognition

AWH was recognized by the University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation (UW OTD) for its ongoing commitment to saving and improving lives through organ and tissue donation.

 

AWH received the Bronze Award of Hope and the Tissue Excellence Award. 

The Award recognizes the comprehensive work of hospitals that achieve or exceed goals that maximize the gift of life. The two measurements for receiving the award are the true conversion rate and organs transplanted per donor.

Eighteen hospitals were recognized by UW OTD this year for their ongoing commitment to saving and improving lives through organ and tissue donation.

Sunflower Award Winner - Kelsee Wolfgram

HUC Kelsee Wolfgram is the most recent Sunflower Award Winner at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Kelsee was nominated by a co-worker who was transporting an elderly couple and needed help getting them to the cafeteria.

Kelsee graciously volunteered to help. She then made herself available again to transport the couple across the hospital.

The couple was very grateful for their assistance and making their trips fun.

The Sunflower Award is a recognition program specifically for support staff for demonstrating compassion, accountability, collaboration, foresight and joy in patient care.

Star Art Program

The student art wall outside the employee entrance on the Northwest side of the hospital (Entrance B) was recently updated with the 2023 winners.

The Star Art Program is an annual art contest for local high school students presented by the Aspirus Volunteers. The top three winners are awarded scholarships.

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2023 Winners:

1st Place

Evie Del Conte, Wausau West

2nd Place

Ann Ebsen, Wausau West

3rd Place

Allison Seanor, Wausau West

Aspirus in the News

EMS Bike Team: Some of the world's greatest golfers will gather at SentryWorld to participate in the U.S. Senior Open.

Aspirus Emergency Medicine Physician and EMS Medical Director Dr. Michael Clark talked about how the Aspirus EMS Bike team will be present to provide any needed medical support.

Check out stories from WSAW and WAOW to learn more.

Rainbow's End Day Camp - Volunteers Needed

The Rainbow's End Day Camp is looking for volunteers to help with its upcoming events.

Rainbow's End is a one-week day camp (Monday-Friday) for children with special needs. Two camps are offered in July.

The event is scheduled to take place July 17-21 and July 24-28.

Volunteers must be 14 or older with a maximum age of 25 preferred. Also, students entering their senior year of high school who volunteer may qualify for an Aspirus Volunteers scholarship.

Learn more about the camp and register to volunteer here.

Upcoming Blood Drive

The Blood Center of Northcentral Wisconsin is holding a blood drive at AWH.

The blood drive is scheduled to take place in conference rooms A & B (2nd floor) on Friday, June 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Please call 715-842-0761 to schedule a time. Walk-ins and new donors are welcome.