ThedaCare Regional Medical Center–Neenah

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.

ThedaCare Regional
Medical Center–Neenah
ThedaCare
Hospital as seen from the G Bryan Bridge
Geography
LocationNeenah, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates44.187°N 88.454°W / 44.187; -88.454
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
NetworkMayo Clinic Care Network
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Helipads
Helipad(FAA LID: WS35)[1]
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 40 12 Concrete
H2 40 12 Concrete
History
Opened1909, 111 years ago
Links
Websitewww.thedacare.org
ListsHospitals in Wisconsin

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 as another reason to build another hospital.[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.

Theda Star
Theda Star parked on a Helipad

The hospital's heliport is home to Theda Care's Air Medical Helicopter service known as Theda Star. The service uses a single 2008 built Eurocopter EC135 painted in the Theda Star livery (N391PH) but other helicopters are substituted in when the main helicopter goes in for maintenance.

Theda Star is utilized to pick up trauma patients from accident scenes to the trauma center and to transfer patients between area hospitals.

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.
  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 7, 2018.
  2. "If These Walls Could Talk". If Neenah's Walls could Talk. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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