Barbershop Partnership Connects People to Community Resources
The Froedtert & MCW health network is a founding partner of Gee’s MKE Wellness Clinic inside Gee’s Clippers, a barbershop on Milwaukee’s north side. The clinic builds on the trust and strength of the barbershop comradery among African American men to connect individuals to community resources and primary care, behavioral health and social services.
Froedtert & MCW community outreach nurses provide blood pressure, glucose and body mass index screenings and health education at Gee’s Clinic. In April 2022, dermatologists screened more than 60 community members at a free skin, hair and nails event at Gee’s. Early screening and detection can help can save lives. People of color have a higher risk of dying from skin cancer.
Froedtert Hospital Earns Two Awards for Environmental Sustainability Performance
Practice Greenhealth awarded Froedtert Hospital its 2022 Greenhealth Partner for Change Award and Greening the Operating Room Recognition Award. The awards recognize the hospital’s commitment to environmental sustainability and to improving environmental performance in the operating room.
Froedtert Hospital’s achievements include increasing recycling and decreasing the generation of medical waste; signing the Cool Food Pledge, an international effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by offering more plant-based food choices; increasing the percentage spent on sustainable procurement; and increasing the hospital’s Energy Star rating for energy efficiency.
A focus on more sustainable operations supports healthier patients, staff and communities.
We partner with TransCEN Inc./Creative Employment Opportunities and The Threshold Inc. to offer Project SEARCH at Froedtert Hospital and Froedtert West Bend Hospital. The nine-month internship program provides adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on-the-job training and skills development, with the goal of securing year-round job placement.
In 2022, 10 interns graduated from the program following rotations with Supply Chain, Food and Nutrition Services, Environment Services, Transport Services, Pharmacy and Sports Medicine. Our health network hired three after graduation. Since 2015, Froedtert Health has hired about two dozen Project SEARCH interns. Creative Employment Opportunities awarded Froedtert Hospital its 2022 Impact Award for our Project SEARCH program.
