At Prairie Ridge Health, we are committed to providing you and your family with personalized, compassionate care. Meet and choose your own physician from our highly qualified and caring staff.
Meet Dr. Hansen, Dr. Kaldor, Dr. Larson, Dr. Millar and Dr. Torres.
For more information, to register for a class, or to schedule a tour, please call (920) 623-1276.
Amenities Include
- A family-friendly atmosphere
- Access to nourishment center –new parents are welcome to help themselves to any food or drinks they’d like
- All-in-one Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP) suites
- Aromatherapy
- Baby's take-home gift bag
- Birthing balls
- Complimentary celebration meal for mom and guest
- Complementary meals for support person during entire stay
- Free Wi-Fi
- In-room digital camera for your use & flash drive to take home all photos
- In-room refrigerators
- Lactation consultant on staff
- Luxury personal care products
- Mobile telemetry monitoring
- Operating room on the same floor for comfortable, advanced medical care
- Soaking Tub
- Sofa bed for partner
- Tempur-pedic beds
Tour the Birth Center
In addition, we provide 24-hour nursing phone consultation before and after your delivery, educational visits and tours of our facility, a lactation consultant on staff to assist with breastfeeding as needed, and infant security banding to provide you peace of mind during your stay.
For more information, to register for a class, or to schedule a tour, please call (920) 623-1276.
Breastfeeding Care at the Prairie Ridge Health Birth Center is designed to meet the modern needs of moms and babies. We are here to guide you and your baby through prenatal education, outpatient lactation consultations, and personalized care to make your breastfeeding journey just right for you and your family. We are here to support you and your baby!
Breastfeeding Care at PRH Birth Center
- When your baby is born: our nurses and lactation consultant will help you and your baby get a great start!
- Outpatient appointments: meet individually with our lactation consultant.
- Lactation line: call with questions anytime (920) 626-2347.
- Breastfeeding class: take this with your partner during your 3rd trimester.
Why We Support Breastfeeding
- Breast milk is natural, economical and convenient. Breast milk is the best source of nutrition for the first six months of life, and for long after in combination with solid foods.
- Breast milk contains just the right amount of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, and provides digestive enzymes, minerals, vitamins and hormones that infants require for healthy growth and development.
- Breast milk contains many immune components including antibodies, growth factors, cytokines, antimicrobial compounds, and specific immune cells that protect your baby from infection and illness.
- Breastfeeding provides an opportunity for you to nurture your baby through close physical contact and strengthen your bond.
- Breastfeeding is good for mothers. Mothers have faster recovery from birth and long term risk reduction of some diseases, illnesses and cancers.
Experts agree that breastfeeding your baby for any length of time, is of benefit to you and your baby.
How We Support Breastfeeding
- Offer prenatal breastfeeding classes
- Promote a first feeding during the first hour after birth
- Encourage you to spend time skin to skin with your baby
- Have your baby stay in the room with you
- Only use breast milk to feed your baby
- Teach baby comfort techniques and not provide a pacifier.
- Our dedicated and skilled team of nurses will support and guide you during the early days of feeding.
- Our International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) will meet with you and your baby in the hospital.
Specialized Breastfeeding Care
In addition to meeting with our Lactation Consultant in the hospital, we provide other ways to continue to support you and your family throughout your breastfeeding journey.
- Call the Lactation Line 920-626-2347, anytime, with questions or concerns.
- Schedule an outpatient appointment to have your unique needs addressed by our Lactation Consultant. Call the Lactation Line to schedule.
Reasons to Meet with a Lactation Consultant
If the Mother:
- Has sore nipples
- Has pain while breastfeeding
- Has flat or inverted nipples
- Is engorged
- Is ill or need to have surgery
- Is worried if she is “has enough milk”
- Has “more than enough milk”
- Is returning to work
- Wants to bottle feed breast milk
- May have a blocked duct or mastitis
- Wishes to adopt a baby
- Experiences anxiety or stress around feedings
- Needs to take medications
- Has questions about breast pumps
- Is discouraged about breastfeeding
- Is receiving conflicting advice about breastfeeding
- Has a history of breast surgery and wants to breastfeed
- Is ready to wean
If your baby:
- Has difficulty latching-on
- Is not gaining weight quickly
- Cries a lot and is fussy
- Feeds “all of the time”
- Is premature or a “late preterm” baby
- Spits up “a lot”
- “Fighting the breast”
- Is Jaundiced
- Has a medical condition that impacts feeding
The Prairie Ridge Health Cardiopulmonary Services includes Cardiac Services and Respiratory Therapy. The Cardiopulmonary team performs a wide variety of diagnostic tests to evaluate and treat heart and lung disease. Diagnostic tests are performed on inpatients as well as outpatients. Cardiopulmonary Services are located on the second floor of the hospital. Our hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A physician referral is needed for any tests or services provided by the Cardiopulmonary team.
CARDIAC SERVICES
- EKG
- Stress Testing - Exercise Stress, Cardiolite/Nuclear Stress and Persantine/Nuclear Stress
- Holter Monitoring - 24 and 48-hour monitoring/interpretation
RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES
Inpatient Services
- Patient Assessment: Evaluations/Indications
- Arterial Blood Gases
- Incentive Spirometry
- Oxygen Therapy
- High Flow Oxygen Therapy
- Mechanical Ventilation
- CPAP/BIPAP
- Patient Education
- Nebulizer Treatments
- Inhaler Education and Administration
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screenings and Consultation
Outpatient Services
- Complete Pulmonary Function Lab
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Home Oxygen and Nebulizer Set Up
- Spirometry Testing
- Sleep Oximetry
For more information regarding our services, please call (920) 623-2200, Ext. 1374 during our regular office hours.
Prairie Ridge Health has been recognized by the American Diabetes Association for Quality Diabetes Self-Management Education* and Support. Our team is dedicated to helping you gain a better understanding of diabetes and its related conditions and be a resource for new medications and technologies that are now available. The focus of the program is to help you take control of your disease by providing you with the skills and support necessary to live a happier, healthier life.
For more information about our Diabetes Education Program, contact Sara Zook, RDN/CD, CDCES, CHWC Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Educator at 920-623-1545 or 877-731-0065.
Major Types of Diabetes
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Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes was previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes. Type 1 diabetes develops when the body's immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells, the only cells in the body that make the hormone insulin that regulates blood glucose. To survive, people with type 1 diabetes must have insulin delivered by injection or a pump. This form of diabetes usually strikes children and young adults, although disease onset can occur at any age. Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5% to 10% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. Risk factors for type 1 diabetes may be autoimmune, genetic, or environmental. There is no known way to prevent type 1 diabetes. Several clinical trials for preventing type 1 diabetes are currently in progress or are being planned.
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Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes was previously called non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes. Type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. It usually begins as insulin resistance, a disorder in which the cells do not use insulin properly. As the need for insulin rises, the pancreas gradually loses its ability to produce it. Type 2 diabetes is associated with older age, obesity, family history of diabetes, history of gestational diabetes, impaired glucose metabolism, physical inactivity, and race/ethnicity. African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, American Indians, and some Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders are at particularly high risk for type 2 diabetes and its complications. Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents, although still rare, is being diagnosed more frequently among American Indians, African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and Asians/Pacific Islanders.
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Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a form of glucose intolerance diagnosed during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes occurs more frequently among African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and American Indians. It is also more common among obese women and women with a family history of diabetes. During pregnancy, gestational diabetes requires treatment to normalize maternal blood glucose levels to avoid complications in the infant. Immediately after pregnancy, 5% to 10% of women with gestational diabetes are found to have diabetes, usually type 2. Women who have had gestational diabetes have a 40% to 60% chance of developing diabetes in the next 5–10 years.
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Other Types
Other types of diabetes result from specific genetic conditions (such as maturity-onset diabetes of youth), surgery, medications, infections, pancreatic disease, and other illnesses. Such types of diabetes account for 1% to 5% of all diagnosed cases.
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Prediabetes
Before developing type 2 diabetes most people almost always have "prediabetes". People who have prediabetes will have blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Recent research shows that some long-term damage to the body, especially the heart and circulatory system, may already be occurring during pre-diabetes. Do you have prediabetes or are you at risk for developing diabetes? The good news is that the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) study showed that people with pre-diabetes can prevent the development of type 2 diabetes by making lifestyle changes such as increasing physical activity and making healthy changes in their food intake. The DPP also showed that participating in 30 minutes of moderate physical activity a day and a 5-10% reduction in body weight resulted in a 58% reduction in diabetes.
Diabetes Self-Management Education
Our Certified Diabetes Educator will work with you and your family to help create a customized diabetes self-management plan that meets your needs based on your individual needs. You will attend Diabetes Self-Management Education and Medical Nutrition Therapy sessions where you will receive the latest information on:
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We’d like to encourage you to bring family members and loved ones to participate in our program with you. Family involvement increases success in following your self-management plan.
Want to learn more about how meeting with a diabetes educator can help you improve your blood glucose levels, Hemoglobin A1C and may even help you lose weight? Click Here to see what our program at Prairie Ridge Health can do for you!
If you are interested in outpatient diabetes education, a referral from your primary care provider is required. Please contact them to request a referral. Our Patient Financial Counseling Services will assist with a review of your benefits. Diabetes education (DSME/T) can be a covered benefit under several insurance plans, as well as Medicare/Medicaid. A copy of our referral form can be found below:
Prairie Ridge Health also offers a Diabetes & Wellness Support Group on a monthly basis. Please click on the link below for more information about a free educational program to help improve your health and reduce your risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
To find out more about how the Wisconsin Diabetes Advisory Group, along with the Department of Health Services’ Diabetes Prevention and Control Program and other state partners are working to address diabetes prevention and control please visit Wisconsin's Department of Health and Human Services - Prediabetes and Diabetes
Please also visit the American Diabetes Association website to find out more about prediabetes and diabetes prevention and control.
