January 23, 2012

Family Practitioner Moves From ThedaCare Physicians-Appleton North

ThedaCare Physicians-Darboy welcomes family practitioner Jennifer Weiland, MD, to the team as she moves from the Appleton North clinic location at the end of January.

An Oshkosh native, Dr. Weiland earned her bachelor’s degree at Carroll University in Waukesha and went on to receive her medical degree from Milwaukee’s Medical College of Wisconsin. She completed her residency training through the University of Wisconsin’s Wausau Family Medicine Residency Program.

Dr. Weiland enjoys caring for patients in all stages of life and has special interest in women’s health, pediatrics, adolescent medicine and preventative health. In her spare time, she keeps busy with family activities – kayaking, biking and rooting for the Green Bay Packers.

ThedaCare™ Physicians includes more than 144 employed physicians and 70 nurse practitioners and physician assistants at 22 locations throughout the region and includes specialists in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, sports medicine, rehabilitation, orthopedics and general surgery. Also, two FastCare clinics are located in the Fox Cities, one FastCare clinic is located in Oshkosh and another FastCare clinic is located in Shawano. According to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, ThedaCare Physicians is also the nation’s leader in implementing Open Access, same-day appointment services for its patients.  ThedaCare Physicians is also the leader in implementing an electronic medical records system, including a patient portal called MyThedaCare, that allows patients to access their medical information, request appointments, refill prescriptions, and consult their physician from their home computer.

ThedaCare™ is a community health system consisting of five hospitals: Appleton Medical Center, Theda Clark Medical Center, New London Family Medical Center, Shawano Medical Center, and Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca. ThedaCare also includes ThedaCare Physicians, ThedaCare Behavioral Health, ThedaCare At Work and ThedaCare At Home. ThedaCare is the largest employer in Northeast Wisconsin with more than 6,175 employees. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

For more information, media may contact Megan Wilcox, APR, (megan.wilcox@thedacare.org), public relations and corporate specialist for ThedaCare, at (920) 830-5847, or call the Appleton Medical Center switchboard at (920) 731-4101 and ask for the marketing person on call.