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8 • Milwaukee Post • July 5, 2013 Children's Hospital and Marquette University partnering on two nurse-managed health clinics New clinics will improve primary care options for Milwaukee neighborhoods By DWAYNE BUTLER Post Editor MILWAUKEE – Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Marquette University College of Nursing will partner on two new nurse-managed community clinics aimed at bringing health care options closer to patients in areas of Milwaukee that are most in need of primary health care, the two organizations announced Monday . "Children's Hospital of Wisconsin believes there is nothing more important than the health and well-being of Wisconsin's children," said Peggy Troy, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin CEO. "We are pleased to partner with Marquette University, an institution committed to com- Troy munity engagement." The addition of the two primary care clinics gives Children's Hospital 19 locations in the greater Milwaukee area. The clinics are targeted to open in October, and will serve children and adolescents, birth to 19 years of age, and their adult caregivers. "Marquette College of Nursing is com- mitted to embedding itself in the local community to be a part of the health care solution in Milwaukee," said College of Nursing Dean and Interim Provost Margaret Faut Callahan. "The opportunity to partner with the No. 4 children's hospital in the nation to bring health care to neighborhoods with few primary care options is one the Marquette University College of Nursing could not pass up." The nurse-managed clinics will be staffed by adult and family nurse practitioners from Marquette University College of Nursing, and will be located in areas that historically have few health care options, a news release said. One clinic will open in the COA Youth and Family Center's Goldin Center, 2320 W. Burleigh St., and another will open at the Northside YMCA, 1350 W. North Ave. "Strengthening the community is our cause at the Y, and we know that lasting personal and social change comes about when we all work together. The introduction of a clinic within our Northside YMCA represents a wonderful collaboration between our organizations that directly addresses a critical need in that neighborhood. We are thrilled to be a part of this initiative," said Bob Yamachika, president and CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee. COA Youth and Family Center Schneider Yamachika Executive Director Tom Schneider, whose agency serves more than 16,000 children and families at 22 locations citywide, shared in the enthusiasm. "COA Youth & Family Centers' partnership with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Marquette University College of Nursing will provide badlyneeded heath care to an area of the city that currently has no medical facility," Schneider said. "Together, Children's Hospital, Marquette and COA will not only provide access to health care, but also provide opportunities for families to participate in youth and family programming in order to make a measurable impact on health, wellness and family stability in one of the most distressed and health-deficient neighborhoods in Milwaukee. This partnership will help further our mission of serving children, strengthening families and building community ." According to a release, undergraduate and graduate Marquette nursing students Weissgerber: 'A true Renaissance man' continued from Page 1 Submitted photo Jack Weissgerber enjoyed entertaining people with his accordion. people in our lives that we look up to and say that they were just a great person. For me, Jack was that person." County Executive Dan Vrakas, a longtime friend of the Weissgerber family, called Jack Weissgerber a "true pillar of the community." "Jack Weissgerber's dedication to his wife, family, friends and customers was unparalleled," Vrakas said. "All of Waukesha County is mourning his loss." Jack Weissgerber was born in 1937 in Yugoslavia (Croatia) and received his primary and secondary education in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Germany. He immigrated to Milwaukee in 1956, served as an infantry officer with the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1962 and graduated from the University of WisconsinMadison with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1966. He was employed by Allis-Chalmers International from 1966 to 1970 as a project engineer, responsible for work on hydro power plants and large electrical substations in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and South Korea. will participate in clinical activity at the two new clinics to fulfill their community health care clinical requirement. In the future, the College of Nursing and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin hope to partner to offer flu shot clinics and free health care screenings to underserved populations in the neighborhoods surrounding the two new Children's Hospital Primary Care clinics. In addition to its two-clinic partnership with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Marquette also announced a new Marquette Neighborhood Health Center, specializing in women's health and prenatal services, will open by Aug. 1 inside the Hillside Family Resource Center at 1452 N. Seventh St. It will take the place of the present Marquette Neighborhood Health Center location at 1834 W. Wisconsin Ave. Until Aug. 1, female patients who currently receive women's health and prenatal services at the Marquette Neighborhood Health Center may continue to receive care at the Wisconsin Avenue clinic, a release said. The new clinic in the Hillside Family Resource Center is located less than two miles from the previous location, and will provide services related to the College of Nursing's five-year, $1.5 million Health Resources and Services Administration grant aimed at improving birth outcomes for black women and increasing the rates of breastfeeding among black mothers. Contact Dwayne Butler dbutler@conleynet.com He left the manufacturing industry in 1978 to join the Weissgerber Restaurant family and participate in the expansion of Hans' Golden Mast in Okauchee, as well as the acquisition of the Seven Seas, the development of the Gasthaus, Third Street Pier Restaurants and the Edelweiss cruise dining restaurant operations in downtown Milwaukee. He also developed and owned the Seabird Restaurant that opened in 2004 at the Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan. Weissgerber received the 1996 immigrant Citizen of the Year Award bestowed by International Institute of Wisconsin, and served on dozens of boards and committees across the state and region including the Wisconsin Center District Board, entrusted to oversee financing, design and construction of Milwaukee's new convention center, the Milwaukee Riverwalk District Executive Board and more. He also was appointed by the Joint Legislative Council to serve as a public member of the Special Committee on Nuclear Power to study the role of nuclear power in Wisconsin's energy future. Weissgerber is survived by his wife, Linda, and children, Christine, Ramona and Mark. Contact Sarah Pryor spryor@conleynet.com

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