SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac

28/11/2025

Tricia Fauska, an SSM Health clinical substance abuse counselor, shares ways that individuals can navigate the holidays and reduce stress levels that might arise. https://soundcloud.com/kfiz-radio/11242025-ssm-health?in=kfiz-radio/sets/kfiz-today-community&utm_source=mobi&utm_campaign=social_sharing

27/11/2025

What does gratitude look like to you? This Thanksgiving let’s pause and honor the gift of health, love, and family. Share your holiday gratitude and tag someone who made your year brighter!

27/11/2025

As we celebrate Thanksgiving, the SSM Health Express Clinic, 145 N. Main Street, Fond du Lac, is open today from 8 am - 2 pm. Other SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic locations will be open on Friday, November 28.

27/11/2025

We hope this year's Thanksgiving celebrations fill your life with hope and peace - and that you're celebrating safely! Follow these tips to avoid an unexpected trip to the Emergency Room:

🔪 Handle sharp knives and cooking tools carefully

🔥 Wear long, thick oven mitts when removing items from the oven

🫗 Be mindful of spills and splatters - hot foods and sauces can burn

🤧 Sick? Stay home or postpone your party

Accidents happen - if you need care for a mild to moderate health issue, SSM Health Express Virtual Care is open every day (holidays included) from 6 am - 10 pm.

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26/11/2025

As construction progresses at our 480 E. Division Street expansion project where SSM Health Cancer Care services are offered, here are the latest updates.

Where We’ve Been:
Site work and preparation are complete, including demolition of the existing entrance canopy, removal of east dormer, and reconfiguration of traffic patterns. The groundbreaking ceremony was held, and construction continued immediately afterward.

Where We Are:
Footing walls are in place and concrete has been poured. Underground sewer, electrical and retention pond are complete.

What’s Next:
Masonry demolition and steel er****on will begin next.

25/11/2025

It's that time of the year ago, and the SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Auxiliary is hosting its annual "Lights of Love" fundraiser.

Join the 38th "Lights of Love" to honor loved ones and help fund hospital entrance automation for better accessibility.

25/11/2025

The SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring its 38th annual “Lights of Love” program, a living memorial or tribute to friends, relatives or dedicated citizens of the community.

Proceeds from this year’s project will help fund the automation of the hospital front entrance west door to enable easier access for patients and visitors with mobility issues.

Lights of Love provides the opportunity for individuals, groups, or businesses to purchase lights in honor or memory of loved ones for a gift of $5 or more. The colored lights on the large holiday tree outside of Ripon Community Hospital shine in appreciation or recognition of a living friend, family member or employee, while white bulbs are in memory of a loved one.

The names of these individuals will be listed in the Lights of Love book display in the hospital lobby.

While a tree lighting event will not be held this year, the tree will be lit on Thursday, December 11.

Lights of Love brochures, including donation forms, are available at the hospital information desk and gift shop.

For more information, call 920-740-7194.

25/11/2025

Congratulations to Krista Wichman, LPN, SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic Family Medicine in Ripon, and Kate Li, SSM Health Therapy Services at Waupun, who were recently winners of the Mission Action Team's Culture and Inclusion Bingo Raffle. Team members were able to use each Bingo tile as an icebreaker to meet other colleagues - items like former or active military member, watched documentary about another culture, has a family of six or more, speaks more than one language, and more.

25/11/2025

🍂 What’s on your Thanksgiving plate? 🍽️

We asked our team to share their favorite Thanksgiving dishes, and the answers will make you hungry! From classic turkey and mashed potatoes to sweet treats and family recipes, everyone has that one dish they can’t celebrate without.

What’s your must-have Thanksgiving food?

24/11/2025

SSM Health Treffert Studios, 231 N. National Avenue in Fond du Lac, has some exciting activities and programs coming up. Listen as Sara Kaiser, SSM Health Treffert Studios supervisor, shares details. https://soundcloud.com/radioplusaudio/ssm-health-treffert-studios-fall-and-winter-programming-3?si=28f10bd3955140d796aac01e6d77e1d4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

24/11/2025

Join us tonight from 4:30 - 5:30 pm at SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital, 620 W. Brown Street, for our youth and community art gallery open house featuring work created by Rock River Intermediate School students with Sarah Senn and Jeni Maly, teachers.

This event is free and open to the public. This existing exhibit will run through November 2025.

SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital, thanks to Agnesian HealthCare Foundation funding, is now displaying area youth and community artwork in its lobby across from the gift shop.

The new art gallery features rotating pieces of art from area schools and non-profit organizations. Pieces will be swapped out every month.

Volunteer Services is coordinating the art gallery and is looking forward to many exhibits coming. To learn more or questions, call Tara Rhodes, SSM Health volunteer coordinator, at 920-926-4955.

23/11/2025

Christopher Ng, MD, an SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic physiatrist, and Jacklyn Osborne, APNP, an SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic orthopedic nurse practitioner, are now utilizing a new therapy - platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection - an innovative treatment that uses the body’s own healing cells to treat injuries.

Joint and tendon pain are common concerns. While traditional treatments, like physical therapy and medications can help, some people explore different pain treatment options.

PRP therapy uses platelets and other materials inside a patient’s blood. Platelets are a type of blood cell that helps blood clot. Platelets also help wounds heal more quickly.

“Everyone’s blood is made up of different cells, such as white and red blood cells and platelets,” Dr. Ng explains. “Platelet-rich plasma is created by concentrating the platelets, which are your body’s cells responsible for healing, in your blood. Providers can concentrate platelets from your body and inject this higher concentrated blood at the point of pain or injury.

“We’re basically harnessing your body’s own healing potential,” Dr. Ng adds. “It’s a good alternative to other injection therapies, such as steroids.”
Dr. Ng recommends evaluation of PRP injections for those with joint or tendon pain who haven’t had success with other treatments like physical therapy.

There are several steps involved with PRP therapy. First, a provider will take a small sample of blood. Next, they will put the blood sample into a special machine that separates platelets and the plasma part of blood from other materials in the blood. Then, the provider will inject platelets back into the body, close to the pain or injury.

PRP therapy is generally considered safe. Individuals may experience mild side effects, like injection pain or temporary inflammation.

Patients with sports-related injuries and those with brain or neck injuries have similar recovery time. Typically, patients can resume normal activity within a few days after the procedure and are likely to see improvements within one to three months.

“The human body has amazing abilities,” according to Osborne. “It can grow new life, heal its wounds and protect itself. In the past two decades, experts have realized the potential of a body’s blood, specifically platelet-rich plasma (PRP), as a healing tool for orthopedic and pain issues.”

To learn more about PRP injection therapy or to make an appointment with Dr. Ng, call 920-926-8571, or Osborne at 920-926-8616.