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St. Joseph’s Hospital, 3200 Pleasant Valley Road, West Bend, will host a community blood drive Wednesday, March, 13, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will receive a $10 gift card to Subway with donation.

From Becker's Hospital Review — Becker's Hospital Review asked Erika Smith, PharmD, our director of enterprise care coordination and redesign to discuss her proudest moments at Froedtert, the advice she would offer other organizations looking to redesign care and what she would change about healthcare overnight.

From WUWM — A 47-year-old Wisconsin woman will get a better idea next week of how well a new cancer treatment device is doing at attacking her liver tumor. The Froedtert & MCW Clinical Cancer Center recently became the second facility in the U.S. to offer the latest version of a high-tech unit. It simultaneously takes images of a tumor, and delivers high-dose radiation.

From Fox 6 — Starting a family is something many couples dream of and plan for, but conceiving a child can come with challenges. In fact, "non-traditional" childbirth is becoming more common."About two to three percent of babies born every year in the U.S. are conceived through IVF," said Dr. Katherine Schoyer.

From CBS 58 — Tom, an MPS teacher, came to us around Thanksgiving with what he thought was pneumonia and shortness of breath. Additional testing showed a massive cancerous tumor that was blocking 90 percent of his airway. The location and size of the tumor required a world-renowned team of specialists and care teams, who put him on ECMO and worked quickly to save his life. Interventional pulmonologist Jon Kurman, MD, was interviewed about the importance of Tom being treated at the Froedtert & MCW health network. Tom is already back to teaching and feels great.

From The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — Paula Wendt, a 47-year-old school nurse and mother of three, became the second cancer patient in the U.S. to be treated with a new device that combines the precision of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the tumor-killing power of radiation.

From Today’s TMJ4 — This past September, Froedtert & MCW St. Joseph’s Hospital became the first hospital in the state to achieve certification from the Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification program.

From Today’s TMJ4 — Expectant moms often have a lot of questions during pregnancy, and many are getting answers instantly thanks to an app offered by Froedtert & MCW Birth Centers.

From Today's TMJ4 — Gretchen Dodgion’s routine ultrasound 12 weeks into her pregnancy showed the possibility of a genetic abnormality. When further tests confirmed Trisomy 21, commonly referred to as Down syndrome, Gretchen and her husband learned about our Maternal Fetal Care Center who supported them during pregnancy and beyond.

From Today's TMJ4 — Last year, Jessica Wickersheimer put up billboards throughout southeast Wisconsin looking for a kidney donor. Not only did she receive a kidney and make a lifelong friend, but she also helped save six additional lives when others, initially wanting to donate to Jessica, continued with the altruistic donation process.