The number of flu cases reported statewide and in Racine is on the rise, according to officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The flu season in Wisconsin hasn’t been nearly as bad as the 2014-2015 flu season, which peaked at about 3,200 people infected with the flu requiring hospitalization the third week in […]
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DHS Omits Key Details In Letter To We Energies Neighbors
For years, residents who live near the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant have looked at the coal-based facility as the source of their health issues. This spring, they were told it was unlikely. In May, residents who filed a grievance with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in November 2015 received a letter from […]
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Zika Virus Reported In Wisconsin
A Wisconsin resident who traveled to Honduras has contracted the Zika virus infection, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. DHS officials are not disclosing where the person lives because of confidentiality reasons. “In addition to HIPAA, we are bound by state confidentiality laws that prohibit us from sharing personal health information. The law […]
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State Looking Into We Energies’ Neighbors Health Concerns
After neighbors living around the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant complained to area health departments, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is now looking into those health concerns and complaints about the utility. Racine County Eye learned that of the 34 families (some have multiple family members) that have health issues, 30 people in […]
Posted inBreaking, Health and Fitness
Wheaton Franciscan Mental Health Unit Cited For Violations
A state and federal investigation uncovered inconsistent staffing levels resulting in an unsafe environment for patients at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-All Saints inpatient mental health unit. Acting on several complaints, surveyors from the State Division of Quality Assurance (DQA), and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) conducted an unannounced visit in May to the […]
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Meeting Set To Talk About We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant Concerns
UPDATE: Organizers will meet at Crawford Park, 5051 Chester Lane, in the pavilion instead of at the East Side Community Center. Crawford Park is behind Kmart. ORIGINAL STORY: The Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters will host a meeting to talk about issues neighbors living around the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant are having. The meeting is […]
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Slide The City Event Overcomes State Health Department Hurdle
Slide the City, a water slide event slated to come to Racine in August, has received an experimental permit by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The event, which allows guests to slip-and-slide 1,000 feet along Hoffert Drive from English Street to about 100 yards north of the Beachside Oasis, had been put on hold […]
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Slide The City Event At Standstill As State Determines Regulations
Slide the City is slated to come to Racine August 8, but the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) needs to decide what health regulations need to be in place before these types of events are held in Wisconsin. Scott Ward, event director for Slide the City, said that until the state works out the […]