15th annual outing raises funds for children and adolescents in treatment at Rogers Memorial

Oconomowoc, Wis. – Peter M. Lake, MD, medical director of Rogers Memorial Hospital in Oconomowoc, will be the honorary chair of the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 15th annual golf outing.

Lake is also the medical director of Child and Adolescent Services in Oconomowoc and The Child and Adolescent Center, a specialized treatment facility for children with severe mental illness. He is also co-founder of Rogers Memorial Hospital’s Challenge Camp, a summer-time day camp for children with mental health and behavioral concerns. Lake is an honorary board member of the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation.

“Dr. Lake is a natural choice for this honor,” said Marion Heinz, executive director of the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation, “His commitment to the hospital, the foundation, and children is a gift. We are so grateful for his leadership and dedication.”
The 15th Annual Rogers Memorial Hospital Golf Outing will be held Monday, July 12, at the Legend at Brandybrook golf course in Waukesha, Wis. Proceeds from the 2009 outing exceeded $65,000. One-hundred percent of the funds support children in treatment at Rogers Memorial.

For more information about the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation and the 15th annual golf outing, visit rogersmemorialfoundation.org or contact the foundation office at 262-646-1343.

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Rogers Memorial is a not-for-profit behavioral health care provider for children, adolescents, adults and older adults. The hospital is nationally recognized for its residential treatment centers including The Eating Disorder Center, The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Center, The Child Center and The Child and Adolescent Center. Rogers Memorial also provides residential treatment services for chemical dependency at The Herrington Recovery Center. Inpatient and partial hospitalization services are also available. Rogers Memorial is licensed as a psychiatric hospital by the State of Wisconsin and accredited by The Joint Commission. It offers treatment programs at four Wisconsin locations: Oconomowoc, Milwaukee, Kenosha and Brown Deer. To learn more, call 800-767-4411 or visit www.rogershospital.org.

Child and Adolescent psychiatrist hired as hospitalist at leading treatment center

Oconomowoc, Wis – Stephanie C. Eken, M.D., a board-certified pediatrician and psychiatrist  will join Rogers Memorial Hospital’s growing staff of child and adolescent psychiatrists.
Eken received the “Catcher in the Rye Award for Advocacy” from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2008, and has received numerous other honors and fellowships. She has both authored and presented to professional and academic audiences.

Eken., a child and adolescent psychiatrist, earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and her medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 2002.  During her triple board residency training in pediatrics, psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Kentucky, she served as chief resident.  Eken held the widely recognized Laughlin Fellowship offered  by the American College of Psychiatrists.

Her clinical interests include depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, psychotic disorders, and emotional problems in chronically medically ill children.  Eken and her family live in Nashotah, Wis.

Rogers Memorial Hospital continues its commitment to providing intensive, highly specialized services for children and adolescents with this addition of this board-certified pediatrician, psychiatrist, and board-eligible child and adolescent psychiatrist. Most managed care companies have contracts with Rogers Memorial Hospital because they trust Rogers Memorial to provide the most comprehensive treatment at the most competitive cost.
The residential child and adolescent programs at Rogers Memorial are innovative treatment centers on a picture-perfect campus designed for children ages 8 to 18. The Child Center and the Child and Adolescent Center provide a dedicated team of experts who are sensitive to the needs of children and their families.

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