ProHealth Care Parish and Community Outreach Nursing

Vision

We respond to community health needs by linking individuals most in need to essential health care resources.  This is accomplished through partnerships with existing services and with the community as well as through prevention and health promotion programs and assessment and referral resources.  Keeping the community healthy is our daily mission through partnering with area churches, community agencies, and schools to provide services that help prevent disease and promote better health care decisions.

Parish and Community Outreach Nursing Oconomowoc & Waukesha Memorial Hospitals

The parish nurses and community health outreach nurses are experienced registered nurses who serve as health educators, advisors and advocates for individuals and families in congregations, schools and other community sites.  We help connect people who have health problems or concerns with the community and medical resources they need.  The programs and services we provide differ to meet the unique needs of the people we serve and may include:

  • Helping overcome obstacles to getting the health services you need, regardless of your age or financial resources.
  • Coordinating health related services and advocating for you, when necessary.
  • Answering questions or concerns about your health or the health of a family member.
  • Identifying your own health challenges and referring you to the right resources.
  • Providing important health assessments and health screenings, such as blood pressure or weight.
  • Reinforcing teaching and knowledge of diseases and their treatments.
  • Creating and sustaining a healthy culture for our communities.

Coordination of Care

When you work with a Parish Nurse or Community Outreach Nurse at either Oconomowoc or Waukesha Memorial Hospitals, your rights are protected as if you were a patient.  This means you can:

  • Expect appropriate and respectful care that considers your values and beliefs and be treated with dignity.
  • Participate as much as possible in planning your care
  • Be informed in terms you can understand.
  • Have an assessment of any pain you might experience.
  • Complete a Living Will or Health Care Power of Attorney document.
  • Expect your medical information to be kept confidential and private.
  • Know that there is a hospital policy and procedure for responding to client complaints.

To honor you with the best possible service, our Parish and Community Outreach Nurses ask that you:

  1. Cooperate in your own health care.
  2. Provide accurate information.

For more information, please contact Deborah Ziebarth, Manager of the Community Benefit Outreach Programs at 262-928-7407.    

Parish Nurses Congregation Sites:

Big Bend:

St. Joseph's Catholic

Dousman:

St. Bruno's Catholic

East Troy:

Good Shepherd Lutheran

Muskego:

St. Leonard's Catholic

Oconomowoc:

Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran

Good Shepherd United Methodist

Our Savior's Lutheran

Palmyra:

St. Mary's Catholic

Pewaukee:

Galilee Lutheran

St. Bartholomew Episcopal

Sullivan:

St. Mary's Help of Christians Catholic

Waukesha:

Ascension Lutheran

First Baptist

First United Methodist

St. Joseph Catholic

St. Luke's Lutheran

St. Matthias Episcopal

St. William Catholic

Community Outreach Nurses/Blood Pressure Screening Sites:

Dousman:

Kincaid Farms

East Troy:

East Troy Food Pantry

Mukwonago:

Mukwonago Food Pantry

SAGES-Senior Activity Group

New Berlin:

Parkwood Highlands

Oconomowoc:

Cooperating Congregations of Oconomowoc, St. Martin Luther Church

Waukesha:

Brookfield Highlands

CCWC-Cooperating Congregations of Waukesha County

East Terrace Housing

Food Pantry of Waukesha

Hebron House of Hospitality

Hispanic Community Health Resource Center

James Place (outreach of Elmbrook Church)

La Casa Village

Salvation Army-Men's Shelter

Saratoga Heights-Senior Housing

Summit Woods Senior Housing

Women's Center

Community Outreach Nurses School Sites:  

School District of Mukwonago:

Rolling Hills Elementary School

School District of Oconomowoc:

Oconomowoc High School

Oconomowoc Middle School

Park Lawn Elementary School

School District of Waukesha:

Blair Elementary School

Central Middle School

Hadfield Elementary School

Harvey Philip Alternative Charter School

Saratoga Elementary School

White Rock  Elementary School

Whittier Elementary School

ATODA Program Waukesha School District

PHC Gives Back

Community Benefit 

ProHealth Care has a long history of community involvement. It has been a leader in helping to establish and maintain a variety of programs that address the healthcare needs of the communities we serve.

Community Benefit Report (.pdf)