April 26, 2006

Dr. Diana Kruse was recently honored for 25 years of service at Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital & Clinics. Dr. Kruse, an orthopedic surgeon who joined SPMHC in 1981 first sharing office and clinic space with general surgeon Dr. John DeGiovanni (shown left), now has a clinic at 208 Phillips Blvd. in Sauk City. "Naysayers claimed there weren't enough orthopedic patients in the area," says Dr. Kruse. "To their surprise - and mine - there wasn't a day in the first year when I didn't come in!" Today, there are five orthopedic surgeons on SPMHC's medical staff, performing nearly 1,100 orthopedic surgeries each year. In honor of Dr. Kruse's 25th anniversary, SPMHC's board of directors made a $250 donation in her name to the Good Neighbor Clinic.