Notable Heroes in Health Care: Community Care, Inc.
Brookfield
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As the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic set in, colleagues at Brookfield-based Community Care Inc. – particularly those assigned to the Milwaukee-area convents that Community Care serves met the challenge of caring for members under incredibly stressful and challenging circumstances.
Some Community Care employees care for retired Catholic nuns from the Schools Sisters of Notre Dame, the School Sisters of St. Francis and the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi.
When COVID-19 first entered the convents in February, little was known about coronavirus. The sisters, most of whom are in their 90s, Live, eat and worship together. While fundamental to their way of life, communal living also created risk for the sisters.
Notable Heroes in Health Care: Penelope Ransom
Chief administrative officer, Network Health, Inc.
Dec 14, 2020 5:21 pm
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Penelope Ransom, chief administrative officer of Network Health Inc., has remained a constant source of composure and leadership for the company the last 10 years.
Network Health had ownership and leadership changes, and now is faced with the challenges of COVID-19.
To minimize internal disruption throughout this time, Ransom spearheaded the recruitment of 11 executives in a 12-month window without engaging external recruiters and built a government programs division from the ground up to manage governance and implement regulated products.
Notable Heroes in Health Care: Patricia Golden
D.O., regional medical director - primary care, Ascension Medical Group Wisconsin
Dec 14, 2020 4:57 pm
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Dr. Patricia Golden has served as a primary care physician in Milwaukee for more than 20 years. She exemplifies what it means to be a compassionate caregiver.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Golden took on the role of ambulatory section chief at Ascension Wisconsin’s statewide emergency preparedness incident command structure. She led the development of the COVID-19 drive-through testing sites and respiratory sites across the state.
Under her leadership, Ascension Wisconsin was the first to market a drive-through COVID-19 testing plan – she shared that plan with other health systems and federally qualified health centers so they could implement similar measures in the fight against COVID-19.
Notable Heroes in Health Care: Heidi Christianson
Associate professor of psychiatry, health psychologist, Medical College of Wisconsin
Dec 14, 2020 5:15 pm
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As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on doctors and nurses throughout the state are focused on the wellbeing of our physical health, but mental health providers are focused on addressing the psychological impact of the pandemic.
Heidi Christianson, psychologist and associate professor of psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin knew the health challenges associated with a global pandemic would encompass far more than just the physical, and she wasted no time in preparing an effective system for patients, frontline workers and students seeking psychological services.
Notable Heroes in Health Care: David Lal
MD, MPH, pediatric surgeon, Children’s Wisconsin
Dec 14, 2020 5:33 pm
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Dr. Dave R. Lal tested positive for COVID-19 in early March, prior to COVID becoming a household word and the subsequent creation of travel restrictions.
As a pediatric surgeon at Children’s Wisconsin and professor of pediatric surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Lal knew how important it was for him to quarantine.
It was during his time in quarantine that he read about the benefits of convalescent plasma for critically ill patients with COVID-19.