Froedtert & Community Health Unveils New Name, Brand Strategy

To reflect the organization’s growth and more clearly link its members, Froedtert & Community Health has adopted a new name and brand strategy. The new name, Froedtert Health, is shorter, easier for consumers to remember and highlights collaboration and cooperation among the members. Froedtert Health includes Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls, Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, St. Joseph’s Hospital in West Bend, and West Bend Clinic. Under the new brand strategy, West Bend Clinic and all Froedtert Health community-based physician practices will use the name Froedtert Health Medical Group.

Read the media release.

Visit froedterthealth.org.

Regional Cancer Network Expands Access to Specialists

St. Joseph’s Hospital has announced its participation in the new Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Network, which will bring additional Medical College of Wisconsin cancer specialists to the West Bend area. Read more about the network. Read the media release.

Also: Medical College of Wisconsin gynecologic oncologist William Bradley, MD, is now seeing patients at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Specialty Clinics at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Read the media release.

Cancer Annual Report 

Our 2009 annual report for the Alyce and Elmore Kraemer Cancer Care Center of St. Joseph’s Hospital describes data from 2008. The report highlights the services of our Cancer Care Center and gives a statistical overview of newly diagnosed cases.

 Comparisons to state and national statistics are included where available. You will also find a report from one of our physicians on colorectal cancer survival rates at the Alyce and Elmore Kraemer Cancer Care Center.

2010 Foundation Events

Each year St. Joseph's Community Foundation organizes and is the recipient of a number of fundraising events that are held throughout the Washington County area. See our list of 2010 events.

Where to go for H1N1 Flu Information

St. Joseph’s Hospital is continuing to monitor the H1N1 influenza situation. If you suspect you may have the flu, please stay home and call your primary care physician. Do not come to the hospital or emergency department unless you believe you have an emergency. If you have flu-like symptoms and need a primary care physician, please consider a West Bend Clinic physician.

For information about H1N1 flu, please call the Washington County Health Department hotline at 211.

Information is also available on line form the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/.