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St. Clare Hospital has seen many expansions and renovations throughout the years, but perhaps none quite so all-encompassing as its most recent construction work. The hospital’s second-floor south and east inpatient wings were deconstructed all the way to the exterior walls and the east wing of the third floor was redesigned and remodeled, creating brand new Medical-Surgical and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) areas. The redesign process began in

2008, with a portion of the new areas opening last May and the completion of construction scheduled for December. The new construction was designed to enhance the experience of St. Clare patients and their families and the staff who care for them.

“The new units have resulted in a closer experience between the patient and staff,” explained Mary Schwartz, RN, MS, Director of Acute Care Services. “The new construction enhances our Relationship-Based Care initiative. We care for each patient with an integrated team approach involving a principal nurse, spiritual care, pharmacists, physical and occupational therapies, social workers, dietary, respiratory therapy, housekeeping, everyone. With each employee having more ownership in this integrated approach, the call light response time has been reduced to 48 seconds.”

Patients and their families are responding positively to the changes as well, with such comments as “Everyone is exceptional” and “Rooms are beautiful! Great care!” Perhaps the best comment so far has been: “The new patient rooms look beautiful and feel serene, just like in a fine hotel or spa. May I make a room reservation now?”

COMING EARLY IN 2013 - Be watching for more information about the grand opening of St. Clare Hospital’s new Medical-Surgical Department and Intensive Care Unit and the “New Year, New You” health and wellness fair.

Major Changes:

• Spacious, single-occupancy patient rooms feature big bathrooms with showers and thermostats that are controlled by the patient.

• Charting alcoves outside patient rooms enable staff to be close.

• Nurse servers in patient rooms store supplies, medications and linens, with pass-through doors from the corridor so that patients are not disturbed.

• State-of-the-art, computer-based nurse call system and technologically advanced nurse locator system.

• Cherry and oak décor, organic flooring, nature-inspired artwork, earthy colors and a view of the St. Clare Healing Garden and bluffs foster healing.

• New furniture, cardiac monitoring and medical equipment such as ceiling lifts, assist patients with limited mobility.

• Rooms specially designed and decorated for pediatric patients.

• Increase from three ICU beds to six.

• Sleeping accommodations for family members wishing to stay with loved ones in the ICU.

• Family-friendly features like spacious waiting areas with refrigerators, microwaves, comfortable seating and computer work areas with wireless Internet access.

Vrabec Named Rural Health Ambassador

Peter Vrabec, Pharmacy Director at St. Clare Hospital in

Baraboo, has been named a 2012 recipient of the Rural

Health Ambassador Award sponsored

by the Rural Wisconsin Health

Cooperative (RWHC). The award

recognizes health care professionals

at RWHC hospitals who have gone

above the call of duty in promoting

their respective organizations. Each

recipient demonstrates positive

communication and relations within

the hospital’s respective service area and beyond.

“St. Clare’s mission and values, its commitment to continuous

quality improvement and its emphasis on always providing an

exceptional experience for our patients make my employment

here much more than just a job,” said Vrabec.

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St. Clare Foundation And Hospital Help Address Dental Needs

The St. Clare Health Care Foundation and St. Clare

Hospital are partnering with the Sauk County Health

Department and Sauk County UW-Extension to help

address the dental care needs of area children and adults.

The St. Clare Health Care Foundation awarded the Sauk

County Health Department a $2,000 Healthy Community

Partnership Grant, funded by the foundation’s endowment,

for the 2012 Sauk County’s Women, Infants and Children

(WIC) Dental Program. Licensed dental hygienist Jeanie

Madalon provides dental screenings, fluoride varnish

treatments and oral hygiene instruction to eligible

BadgerCare children living in Sauk County.

Madalon also organized a pilot program this year, funded

by the St. Clare Health Care Foundation’s endowment,

to provide toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss sticks and oral

hygiene brochures to all Baraboo School District four-year-

old kindergarten students to use while at school.

The Sauk County UW-Extension has awarded a $1,200

State of Wisconsin Community Health Improvement

Processes and Plans (CHIPP) grant to St. Clare Hospital.

The St. Clare Health Care Foundation’s endowment

matched the grant dollar for dollar. The combined funds

will provide kits of toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss

and oral hygiene instructional brochures to local food

pantry patrons.

Unique Boutique Offers Unique Holiday GiftsWhen making your gift and stocking-stuffer selections this

holiday season, check out the Unique Boutique Gift Shop at St.

Clare Hospital. “We have both handmade items and other gifts

that you don’t find anywhere else locally,” explained Ann Adkins,

St. Clare Hospital Auxiliary gift shop coordinator. “In addition to

the array of one-of-a-kind gifts, the shop is unique in that it is

staffed exclusively by volunteers.”

From November 29 through December

14, the Unique Boutique will host a

“12 Days of Christmas” sale where

selected items will be sold at a 20%

discount each day. “One day, it might

be that anything green will be on sale

and the next day, it might be your

choice of Christmas tree ornaments,”

Adkins explained.

The Unique Boutique is open Monday through Friday, 9 AM to

4 PM. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted. Proceeds

from gift shop sales support the Auxiliary’s sponsorship of

medical equipment for the hospital and scholarships for students

pursuing health care careers.

St. Clare Receives Top Performing Hospital AwardSt. Clare Hospital Baraboo, has been named one of the nation’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. St. Clare Hospital was recognized for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes related to pneumonia and surgical care during the 2011 calendar year. St. Clare is one of 620 hospitals in the United States that earned the Top Performer distinction, which represents just 18 percent of the more than 3,400 eligible accredited hospitals reporting data.

“We understand that what matters most to patients at St. Clare Hospital is safe, effective care,” said Hospital President Sandy Anderson. “That’s why St. Clare has made a commitment to accreditation and to positive outcomes through evidence-based care processes. We are proud to be named to this important list. We realize that by being recognized as a Top Performer, St. Clare is helping to improve patient care.”

Community Health Needs AssessedThe 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires tax-exempt hospitals to conduct community health needs assessments (CHNA) every three years and then implement plans to address those needs. St. Clare Hospital recently completed a CHNA. The assessment’s findings and the hospital’s implementation plan will be posted on St. Clare Hospital’s website, stclare.com, by December 31, 2012.

Technology Helps St. Clare Meadows Resident Attend Wedding

When an unplanned surgery and several weeks of post-surgical recovery at St. Clare Meadows Care Center ended up on Sharon

Hillmer’s calendar, the Baraboo resident was sad that she had to miss her granddaughter’s wedding 1,000 miles away in North Carolina, an event she had been anticipating for months.

On October 11, amid tears of joy, Hillmer was there for the wedding of her granddaughter Elise Marquie and Franklin Payne, Jr., thanks to modern technology. She joined the celebration via Skype, an Internet-based video and voice communication system, from the comfort of the Meadows’ Activity Room. She was accompanied there by family and friends. Wearing a grandmother’s corsage, she even enjoyed a slice of wedding cake.

The St. Clare Health Care Foundation recently provided toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss sticks and oral hygiene materials to 200 children enrolled in four-year-old kindergarten classes throughout the Baraboo School District including Cora Billingsley, a student in Angi Valley’s class at the St. Clare Tommy Bartlett Child Care Center.

“We were happy to help facilitate this opportunity

for Sharon,” said Samantha Machovec, Director of

Organizational Development at St. Clare Meadows

Care Center. “It was important for her to be part of

such a big family occasion.”

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News Briefs

Support the St. Clare Foundation’s Endowment. Join the Golden Oak Legacy Society Today.

“The most important part of

‘maturing’ is having access

to exceptional health care at

a ‘top-notch’ facility located

close to home. St. Clare meets

all of these needs. Giving

to the endowment is really

an investment in our future

health needs.” - Golden Oak

Legacy Society Members

Diane and Jim Jacobson

The Baraboo National Bank Sponsors Laboratory Equipment Merlin Zitzner, Chairman

and CEO of The Baraboo National Bank, and Joni Young,

Laboratory Director at St. Clare Hospital, show the new

I-Stat Meter that the bank

sponsored with a generous

$10,000 gift to the St. Clare

Health Care Foundation.

The new laboratory

technology will facilitate

a more rapid diagnosis

for patients arriving with

chest pains at the hospital’s

Emergency Department.

In His Own Words Teel Plastics generously supports the work of the St. Clare

Health Care Foundation to contribute to the health and wellness of area residents:

“The Baraboo area is the home of Teel Plastics, its employees and their families. The strength

of Baraboo as a community is important to us. One measure of that strength is the ability for

residents of this community to receive quality health care. A community without good health

care is not sustainable. St. Clare is a full-service, accredited hospital, which includes a trauma

center. They are clearly doing what is needed to provide a high level of care. I believe they are a

leader in rural health care. It’s important to keep it that way by making sure they have the right

tools to work with, and we want to do our part.”

- Jay Smith, Owner, Teel Plastics

Circle of Influence St. Clare Hospital’s

Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department

benefited from a new upright bicycle made possible

by the St. Clare Health Care Foundation’s Spirit of

Giving Circle, a donor group that supports medical

equipment needs for St. Clare facilities in Baraboo,

Lake Delton and Wisconsin Dells. Spirit of Giving

Circle members gather informally one evening in

the spring to join or renew their memberships and

then gather again in the fall to vote on how they

would like to designate their pooled gifts.

Grant Supports Holiday Meals People Helping People (PHP) furnishes healthy food

through its Adopt-A-Family Program to families unable to

purchase their own meals. A $2,000 Healthy Community

Partnership Grant from the St. Clare Health Care

Foundation is helping fund Adopt-A-Family meal boxes at

Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. PHP works

with the Sauk County Children’s Giving Tree and Hope

House of South Central Wisconsin to identify families in

need and deliver the meal boxes.

Our Promise to You Contributing to the St. Clare Health

Care Foundation ensures that 100% of gifts are utilized as the donors

request, remaining in the community to serve the community. For more

information, contact Foundation Director Keri Olson

at (608) 356-1449 or Keri_Olson@ssmhc.com or visit

stclare.com/foundation. Also visit the St. Clare Health

Care Foundation on Facebook.

Foundation Addresses Healthiest Wisconsin 2020 Plan The St. Clare Health Care Foundation is actively

engaged in addressing 16 of the 23 focus areas and objectives

identified in the state’s Healthiest Wisconsin 2020 plan. Gifts to the

Foundation’s endowment help fund thousands of dollars in medical

equipment each year for St. Clare facilities, as well as programs

and services that impact the health and wellness of residents

in the greater Baraboo, Lake Delton and Wisconsin Dells area.

Through programs and grants made possible by its endowment,

the Foundation addresses alcohol and drug use, chronic disease

prevention and management, occupational health, oral health,

physical activity, nutrition and healthy foods, health literacy and more.

The endowment also helps pay for medications, nutrition drinks and

integrative medicine services for St. Clare Hospital patients in need.

A gift to the Foundation’s endowment is an everlasting investment

for donors: Only earned

income from the

endowment – not the gifts

themselves – is used for

equipment purchases and

program support.

Please remember the St. Clare Health Care Foundation in your estate plans.Your legacy to local health care will make a difference.

Cardiac-Pulmonary Rehabilitation ProgramSt. Clare Hospital Auxiliary

Cardiac-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in memory of Mildred KobersteinEvelyn Clumpner Tammy Harjung

Childbirth CenterMildred Blank (2 gifts)

Diabetes EducationRita Schoeneman Estate

Emergency DepartmentAnonymousDr. Sharilyn MunnekeProject Linus - Wisconsin Heights ChapterJudith Smith

Endowment Jeffrey and Sandra Anderson (2 gifts)The Baraboo National Bank in memory of Raymond HorenbergerLois Krunnfusz in memory of Gordon KrunnfuszMerlin Zitzner in memory of Raymond Horenberger

General FundWalter and Donna Aalto in memory of Connie MyersBaraboo Kiwanis Golden K ClubBaraboo Pizza Ranch (2 gifts)Leo and Joyce Bronkalla in memory of C. William “Bill” GearyCulver’s of Lake Delton (2 gifts)Dr. Robert Dewel in memory of Karen DennisPatricia McConaghy in memory of C. William “Bill” GearyPatricia McConaghy in memory of Martha WeissLarry McCoy and Keri Olson in honor of Nancy Lindsay’s birthdayLarry McCoy and Keri Olson in honor of Dr. Arnold Utzinger’s retirementLarry McCoy and Keri Olson in celebration of the marriage of Nancy O’Donnell and Michael ZingsheimJoyce Nelson in honor of Gerda Hofmann’s birthdayJoyce Nelson in memory of Louise MollKeri Olson in memory of Ida DeKeyserPreferred DistributorsLawrence and Beverly SkworAndrew Stark in memory of Harry BallerWalmart Foundation

General Fund in memory of Ida DeKeyserGeorge Albrecht Robert and Ida “Dolly” Burdick

Albert, Jr. and Nita DippelEugene and Karen FilusBernadette FisherShirley HessEverett and Elaine KopfNancy KowalkeLois KrunnfuszLois LuethyJohn and Melody Truby Edward and Marlene WaddellMichael and Traci Winius

General Fund in memory of Jean StephanyEmily AchesonMark and Mary AlbrechtJohn and Ann BurtonRebecca ChapmanBergene CowanEileen EberleKevin and Janeen EberleThomas and Edith EberleCharmaine Eichmann Family & Friends of Jean StephanySteven FlemingMrs. J.S. GermanMark, Cheryl, Maddie and Parker HousleyDawn and Ronda JonesBruce LeyDavid and Louvenia LuetkensJohn LurveyLarry McCoy and Keri OlsonMaury and Martha McLeanNeal and Donna MeierHelfried Moh and Nancy Jo DillmanNorbert and Cindy MoyJoel and Veronica PettyAmanda Rajek Joseph and Sharon SchaeferDale and Sharon SchluterRichard and Mavis SchulzeSandra StettinMichael and Sara StrozinskyPeg SullivanTexas Parks & Wildlife Dept. Geographic Information Systems LabDale and Martha TurnerAnn Wells

Parish Nurse ProgramArdyce McMillen

2012 Spirit of Giving CircleHeath and Nicole AndersonBarbara BairChad and Dr. Tiffany BirrenkottDr. Bradley Bjorklund and Dr. Kara Bjorklund Bobbie BoettcherYvonne Chenier Nicole Clemens and Jeremy Gross Derek and Katherine CowanTroy Couillard and Catherine Schmitz CouillardJennifer CulottaDr. Bridget DeLong

Timothy and Teresa DietschDr. Kansas DuBray and Dr. Amy DeLongThomas and Kate FitzwilliamsRon GranbergKathleen Hertz Ho-Chunk Gaming – Wisconsin DellsBrad Hook and Dr. Christina HookJames and Diane JacobsonDr. Anthony KujawaDaniel and Sarah LewisonDr. Sharilyn MunnekeDon Padley and Julie Geitner John and Jennifer SagissorMark Schilling and Emily CoanDr. Marc Seals and Bridget Morrey-SealsLaurie StoutJohn SwamyMark and Barbara Talley Susan ThiedeJoey and Julia Van Dinter Troy and Shonda WalkerKimberly WegnerLarry Whitney and Dr. Maureen MurphyScott Wysocki

St. Clare Center Friends of Bill W (3 gifts)New Beginnings Narcotics Anonymous Joyce Zweifel in celebration of Dylan Zweifel

St. Clare Healing Garden AnonymousBaraboo Walmart Store #01-1396Karen Beardsley in memory of Genny Ramsey Teresa Becker in memory of Jerome FisherJeannette Budig in memory of Sylvester BudigChildren of Betty Wendt in her honorGerald and Ellen DargelTom and Margaret DiehlRussell Duris and Sandra Eckhoff in memory of Wilbert and Elizabeth QuadeFriends of Dr. Krszjzaniek: Kristine Beahm, Barb Castle, Lynn Schuebel, Angie Setter, Thomas Shookman and Dr. Daniel Trotter in memory of LaVern “Bud” KrszjzaniekMichael and Margaret Gargano in memory of Coli RootTom and Terry Goethel in memory of Iris EhrhardtMarcy Huffaker (5 gifts)Dallas Johnson in memory of Karyle JohnsonTerry Kirch in memory of Dorothy GiebelMary Klingenmeyer in memory of Dorothy KowalkeMary Klingenmeyer in memory of LaVern “Bud” KrszjzaniekMary Klingenmeyer in memory of Marvin LangeteigMary Klingenmeyer in memory of Tom TurnerMark and Sharon Lesar in celebration of the marriage of Patricia Hamilton and Dan Christiansen

Mark and Sharon Lesar in memory of Beverly Rogers Larry McCoy and Keri Olson in memory of LaVern “Bud” KrszjzaniekLarry McCoy and Keri Olson in memory of Marvin LangeteigMarilyn Parkinson Rudolph and Judy PetersonSteven and Jeanne Pointon and Family in memory of C. William “Bill” GearySteven and Jeanne Pointon in memory of Dorothy KowalkeSteven and Jeanne Pointon in memory of Audrey O’BrienLucille Riopell in memory of Gerald “Pat” McNamaraLucille Riopell in memory of Elaine SchmidtDr. Bradley Schnee and Maureen ReillySt. Clare Hospital AuxiliarySt. Clare Hospital Auxiliary in memory of Ida DeKeyser St. Clare Hospital Environmental Services Staff

St. Clare Healing Garden in honor of Greg Harrison and Mary Starmann-Harrison Jeffrey and Sandra AndersonCharles and Janet JohnsonLinda Taplin Statz

St. Clare Hospice HouseJerry and Patricia BullardMichael and Dr. Cheryl Gehin in memory of Sandi TrotterJoyce Nelson in memory of Arnold Bender

St. Clare Meadows Care Center Anonymous (multiple gifts)Baraboo Walmart Store #01-1396 in memory of Georgianna “Joy” LuebkeRobert and Darlene Ciaglo in memory of Dr. Donald BaxterAnthony HoustonMary Klingenmeyer in memory of Audrey O’Brien Kevin and Amy McQuire in memory of Annette CrabtreePierce’s Community Foundation Alice Schock in memory of Melvin Schock

St. Clare Meadows Pet FundDaniel and Linda GambleCarolyn LeRoy Ron Schaetzl in recognition of Diane Hill

St. Clare Radiation Oncology Center Gene and Virginia Wood in memory of Roger Dale Floyd

Surgery DepartmentSt. Clare Hospital Auxiliary

ENDOWMENT/GOLDEN OAK LEGACY SOCIETYDavid and Laura JelleJason and Renee Stelzer

The St. Clare Health Care Foundation, Inc. is grateful for the generosity of its donors. Every effort was made to

assure an accurate listing. In the event of an error, please contact the St. Clare Foundation office at (608) 356-1449.

In Gratitude

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NEW PLEDGES AND GIFTS PROCESSED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2012 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The holidays can be ho-ho-ho happy, but they can also bring about high levels of stress. The St. Clare Healthy Living Center in Baraboo offers a spectrum of services to promote relaxation including:

• Aromatherapy with M Technique: Light touch massage using warm stones. Sessions range from 20 minutes for a focused area to one hour for the entire body.

• Reiki: Energy work to promote healing and a state of equilibrium. Fifteen minutes for a focused area to one hour for the entire body.

• Hypnosis: One-hour sessions to help bring about desired change through a natural, altered state of mind.

• Craniosacral Therapy: Light-touch approach to release tensions deep in the body and improve health and performance.

“The holidays can be a stressful time, but they don’t have to be,” said Debra Rodriguez, NP, St. Clare Healthy Living Center Coordinator. “Prepare and plan early, be grateful for what you have, be mindful and selective of your commitments and obligations, and treat yourself to our Healthy Living Center services this holiday season.”

For more information, call the St. Clare Healthy Living Center at (608) 355-1801.

Soothe Holiday Stress At Healthy Living Center

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Exceptional urgent care is only minutes

away all year long with St. Clare Hospital’s urgent care clinics in Lake Delton and Wisconsin Dells, and emergency and urgent care in Baraboo. No matter which location you choose, St. Clare’s staff will quickly and thoroughly attend to your needs because your time is important to you.

What You Need To Know About Do-Not-Resuscitate BraceletsThe Coalition for End of Life Care reminds area residents that a Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order respects the wishes of a patient by directing emergency medical technicians, first responders and emergency health care facilities personnel not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the patient experiences cardiac or respiratory arrest. The purpose of a DNR order is to ensure that medical care provided in the emergency department and out-of-hospital settings is consistent with the patient’s desire and the

attending physician’s authorization.

There are two types of Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) bracelets available to identify a person with a valid DNR order. One is a free, plastic ID bracelet that resembles a hospital identification band. The other is a

metal bracelet available from MedicAlert© (1-800-432-5378; www.medicalert.org) for a fee. Both styles of bracelet have been used in Wisconsin since 1995 and require a completed DNR form DPH-04763 by a physician.

DNR bracelets are “an important way to ensure that every person’s end-of-life decisions are known and respected,” said Lori Rudolph, St. Clare Hospital’s Parish Nurse Coordinator and member of the Coalition for End of Life Care.

Urgent Care Clinics At Three Locations To Meet Your Needs

Urgent Care Sites:St. Clare Hospital 707 14th Street, Baraboo(608) 356-1400 3 pm – 10 pm, Monday thru Friday 9 am – 9 pm, Saturday, Sunday & Holidays 24-hour emergency service also available

Lake Delton Urgent Care Clinic 530 Wisconsin Dells Parkway (608) 254-5959 9 am – 8 pm Daily

Wisconsin Dells Urgent Care Clinic 1306 Broadway (608) 253-8070 Noon – 8 pm, Monday thru Friday 9 am – 5 pm, Saturday & Sunday

St. Clare Healthy Living Center Coordinator Debra Rodriguez, NP, provides a hand massage to a patient.

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Festival Of Love & Light Monday, December 3, 2012, 5:30 pmFor many years, the St. Clare Hospital Auxiliary has offered a community holiday tradition through its love light trees – towering evergreens on the hospital grounds decorated with colored lights given

in honor and memory of those we love. This year’s Festival of Love & Light tree-lighting event will take place on Monday, December 3 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Clare Hospital, Baraboo. Refreshments will be served during the

gathering time, followed by a program in the hospital’s Ringling Room and then the tree lighting in the hospital’s Healing Garden.

“This event is a quiet, but celebratory moment in the midst of the holiday season to remember those we love, those we have lost and those we want to honor with a light in the darkness,” explained festival chair Mo Reilly.

For more information, please call Mo Reilly at (608) 356-8079 or log on to stclare.com.