ThedaCare Regional Medical Center–Neenah

ThedaCare Regional
Medical Center-Neenah
ThedaCare
Theda Care Medical Center sign in Neenah, Wisconsin
Entrance sign for the medical center in 2009
Location in Wisconsin / United States
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center–Neenah (the US)
Geography
Location Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates 44°11′13″N 88°27′14″W / 44.187°N 88.454°W / 44.187; -88.454Coordinates: 44°11′13″N 88°27′14″W / 44.187°N 88.454°W / 44.187; -88.454
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Network Mayo Clinic Care Network
Services
Emergency department Level II trauma center
Helipads
Helipad (FAA LID: WS35)[1]
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 40 12 Concrete
H2 40 12 Concrete
History
Founded 1909, 109 years ago
Links
Website www.thedacare.org
Lists Hospitals in Wisconsin
Theda Clark in 2009

ThedaCare Regional Medical Center–Neenah, formerly Theda Clark Medical Center,[2] is a hospital in the north central United States, located on the south end of Doty Island in Neenah, Wisconsin. It is part of the ThedaCare health care system and a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

The medical center is dedicated to Theda Clark Peters (1871–1903), daughter of Charles B. Clark (1844–1891), a philanthropist and one of the founders of Kimberly-Clark Corporation. A renowned community activist herself, she died at age 32 at her home while giving birth in 1903.[3][4]

Recognizing the need for an area hospital, her family donated $96,000 to build a hospital in 1909 in her memory, and later donated another $50,000 to establish a fund to pay for care for those who couldn't afford it.[5]

Replacement plan

ThedaCare was in the process of seeking the closure of the hospital along with ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton. They would have then built a brand new mega-hospital to serve the Fox Cities. A representative of the company stated that investing in a new hospital would make more sense than investing in the remodeling of both hospitals. The representative also said that newer medical procedures, bring the need for different facilities. ThedaCare cited the need for a larger Intensive care unit to cope with the increased demand for beds in the unit.[6]

On October 25, 2017, it was announced that the plan was abandoned and instead they would focus on remodeling the two hospitals.[7]

History

The hospital, called Theda Clark Hospital back then, was completed in October 1909. Over the years, the hospital had many major renovations and additions. The hospital gained an Intensive Care Unit, a NICU, a pain clinic, and a transport helicopter. In 2015, the name Theda Clark was changed to Theda Care.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AirNav: WS35 - Theda Clark Regional Medical Center Heliport". airnav.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ "ThedaCare Announces Two More New Hospital Names as Part of Systemwide Rebranding Effort". Thedacare.org. ThedaCare. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Theda Clark Peters". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kimberly-Clark Foundation celebrates 60 years of giving back to our communities". Kimberly-Clark. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12.
  5. ↑ "Our Community". ThedaClark. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13.
  6. ↑ Behnke, Duke (2016-02-17). "ThedaCare explores building new hospital". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin: Gannett Company. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  7. ↑ "ThedaCare will make improvements, not merge hospitals". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  1. ↑ "Theda Clark Hospital". If Neenah's Walls could Talk. Retrieved July 7th, 2018. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ "If These Walls Could Talk". If Neenah's Walls could Talk. Retrieved July 7th, 2018. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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