Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals receive 2013 Wisconsin Cancer Council Community Service Award
Media Contacts:
Shannon Portell
Sacred Heart Hospital
Alyssa Van Duyse
St. Joseph’s Hospital
November 4, 2013
Eau Claire & Chippewa Falls, WI – Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals recently received the 2013 Wisconsin Cancer Council Community Service Award for the creation of an innovative “(GO) Chippewa Valley Campaign” designed to help promote living a healthy lifestyle — which decreases risks of cancers, heart disease, diabetes, stroke and other diseases.
Accepting the award in Madison was Georgia Smith, Director of Sacred Heart Hospital’s Cancer Care Services, and Marcia Arneson, Supervisor of Wellness Services at Sacred Heart Hospital’s Center for Healthy Living. In addition, the program will now go to the national competition for review, and Smith and Arneson will speak to legislatures in November about the program and its link to reducing risks of various forms of cancer.
For more information about the hospitals’ (GO) Chippewa Valley initiative, visit www.GOChippewaValley.com.
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About Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital is an affiliate of the Hospital Sisters Health System. Since 1889 it has been meeting patient needs in western Wisconsin with the latest medical innovations and technology, together with a Franciscan whole-person healing tradition. For more information about Sacred Heart Hospital, visit www.sacredhearteauclaire.org.
About St. Joseph’s Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital, an affiliate of Hospital Sisters Health System, has served the people of the Chippewa Falls area since 1885 with health care that is high tech and, more importantly, high touch. Known locally for the quality of the care it provides patients, the hospital has been recognized nationally for its outstanding patient satisfaction levels. Sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, headquartered in Springfield, Ill., it is an affiliate of Hospital Sisters Health System, one of the nation’s largest Catholic health care systems. To learn more about St. Joseph’s Hospital, visit www.stjoeschipfalls.com.
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System is a Roman Catholic health care mission founded to continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care framed in traditional values taught by St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi. It is dedicated to serving all people, including the poor and the needy, at each of its 13 Local Systems in Illinois (Belleville, Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Highland, Litchfield, Springfield and Streator) and in Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Sheboygan and two in Green Bay). For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org.
