Patient Financial Services
The No Surprise Act (NSA) is a federal law that protects consumers from unexpected, surprise, medical bills. There are multiple facets which affect each consumer differently: * Price Transparency requires all hospitals to provide a list of prices and services they offer to patients with medical codes or Current Procedural Terminology
General Surgery
There is a reason most medicine cabinets include a bottle of Tums. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, an estimated "60 million Americans experience heartburn at least once a month and some studies have suggested more than 15 million Americans experience heartburn symptoms each day." While it
Dermatology
We are thrilled to announce an exciting relationship between the Door County Medical Center (DCMC) and the esteemed Wisconsin Institute of Plastic Surgery and Dermatology! This collaboration brings together the expertise of Double Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Tina Sauerhammer and her highly skilled team of Dermatology Physician Assistants, Megan MacCarthy
Vlog
Where Do I Get My Shot? If you've asked yourself that question, you're like one of many people in the Door County community. Dr. Jim Heise shares the latest details on who should get the flu, COVID-19 or RSV vaccine and where you can expect to
Behavioral Health
Are you ready to meet the challenge? Mental health is health and this community is suffering. Now is the time to take action.
Awards
Among the more than 55,000 facilities represented, DCMC ranked above peers in categories like analytics and data management, population health, infrastructure, and patient engagement.
Behavioral Health
Exploring what bullying is, signs that your child is being bullied or that they are bullying, and how best to prevent or stop it.
General Surgery
Door County Medical Center (DCMC) is pleased to announce growth of the Surgical Services team with the addition of Shannon Gallagher, M.D., MPH. Dr. Gallagher will provide general surgery for DCMC patients beginning in September. Dr. Gallagher comes to DCMC with an extensive resume and the entire organization is
Surgical Services
Door County Medical Center's surgical suites recently underwent a procedure of their own! Over the past couple of months, the surgical suites have been upgraded with new, state-of-the-art equipment and additional integration. To learn more about the new and improved surgical suites we spoke with Gwen Haight, MSN,
Behavioral Health
September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to bring to light some of the dark issues facing our society. The first step to addressing some of these issues is awareness. Let's start with the statistics. In the U.S., overall: * 46% of people who die by suicide had
Addiction Medicine
In 2017, nearly 70% of the 70,237 documented overdose deaths in the United States involved an opioid—that's roughly 47,600 deaths from opioid overdose in one year. To put that number in perspective, that is slightly less than the 58,220 total service members who died
Pediatrics
On the last day of 2021, a mother left her newborn in a box on a street corner in Alaska. Attached to the infant was a note that read, in part, "Please help me!!! I was born today on December 31, 2021 [at] 6AM. I was born 12 weeks