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Holy Family Memorial is pleased to announce its first baby of 2020.

Holy Family Memorial (HFM) wants the community to know that it is still in-network for Humana Medicare Advantage Plan coverage. This announcement comes following an error in communication to Humana Medicare Advantage Plan holders that indicated that HFM providers and services are no longer covered by the insurer.

Holy Family Memorial Women’s Health is pleased to announce it is opening a second location at Lakefront Campus, 800 Lakefront Way, in Two Rivers starting January 4, 2021. Obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Steven Bush, and nurse practitioner Doreen Krause, will be offering comprehensive gynecological and obstetrics care.

Holy Family Memorial recently received a commercial Speed Queen washer-extractor and a UniMac tumble dryer donated by Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC.

Have you recently lost a loved one? Share and receive the support of other individuals facing the challenges associated with the grieving process by attending Stepping Stones: Your Grief, Your Journey on Monday, December 21 at 5:30 p.m. at HFM Harbor Town Campus.

Holy Family Memorial is pleased to welcome Dr. Aleem Bakhtiar, an emergency medicine and sports medicine health care provider, to its medical staff. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Dr. Bakhtiar is excited to come back to northeastern Wisconsin to start his medical career. He will see patients at HFM Lakeshore Orthopaedics and in the HFM Emergency Department.

When it comes to decisions about your health care, it’s important that your wishes can be carried out when you cannot speak for yourself. An advance directive can help.

Holy Family Memorial opened a new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at 1415 S. Rapids Road in Manitowoc today.

Holy Family Memorial is now offering COVID-19 antibody testing through its Direct Access Lab Testing service. The COVID-19 antibody test will let individuals know whether they have recently been infected with coronavirus and if their body has reacted to it.

Holy Family Memorial has returned to a no visitor policy Wednesday, November 11, to ensure a healthy and safe environment for patients and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The updated visitor guidelines applies to the HFM Medical Center and all HFM outpatient clinic locations.

Ryan M. Dopirak, MD, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon at Holy Family Memorial, has earned his Certified Physician Executive (CPE) designation from the American Association for Physician Leadership.

Over 600,000 Wisconsinites deer hunt every year. With bow season already underway and only a few more weeks until the start of gun hunting season, Holy Family Memorial says you can still enjoy the hunting season if you take precautions due to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

Honor or remember a loved one this holiday with a light on the Holy Family Memorial Love Light Tree. The Love Light Tree will be in the atrium at the HFM Medical Center throughout the holiday season.

Holy Family Memorial Medical Center earned platinum-level recognition from the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) for its efforts to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations across the state. The WPFL Hospital Organ Donation Campaign challenges hospitals and health care organizations to “let life bloom” by educating their staff, patients, visitors, and communities about the critical need for organ, eye, and tissue donation, including offering opportunities to register as organ donors.

Sara Hockers, FACHE, Executive Director, Specialty Care, has become a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for health care leaders. Fellow status represents the achievement of the highest standard of professional development.

Holy Family Memorial Spine Clinic, a new model for the delivery of integrated spine care, is now open. HFM Spine Clinic is located at HFM Harbor Town Campus.

Holy Family Memorial Primary Care and the Lakeshore Memory Clinic located at Felician Village, 1635 S. 21st Street in Manitowoc, are both reopening.

Holy Family Memorial announced it will be postponing Lean on the Lakeshore—an annual community weight loss challenge—until 2021. The decision was made amid the current challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure the health and safety of the community.

Every three seconds, someone needs a blood donation. Holy Family Memorial is partnering with Versiti BloodCenter of Wisconsin to address that need through a blood drive on Tuesday, October 20, from 2-7 p.m. at the HFM Medical Center.

This October, Holy Family Memorial wants you to think pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. An annual screening mammogram is recommended for women age 40 and over to help detect and prevent the spread of breast cancer.

Holy Family Memorial (HFM) has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2020. This is the sixth consecutive year that HFM has received recognition for heart attack care, and they are one of only 140 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.