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UW Health seeks $310 million in bonding for Madison hospital expansions

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 24, 2024 | Health Systems, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

UW Health on Tuesday sought legislative approval to secure up to $310 million in bonds to fund construction at two Madison hospitals.

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SSM Health launches program to offer skilled nursing care at home

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 24, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

SSM Health will launch a program at St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison this week that will offer recovering patients the option to be discharged home and receive care traditionally offered in nursing homes.

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Aspirus Health CEO weighs in on HSHS closures, St. Luke’s Duluth deal

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 19, 2024 | Hospitals, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Aspirus Health is seeing an uptick in patients due to western Wisconsin healthcare facility closures, and its recent expansion into Minnesota with its affiliation with St. Luke’s Duluth will help meet demand, CEO Matt Heywood said at a Wisconsin Health News event Thursday.

HSHS names Wisconsin market CEO

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 18, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Hospital Sisters Health System has named Robert Erickson Wisconsin market president and CEO.

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Eau Claire city attorney wants investigation into HSHS

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 15, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

The attorney for the city of Eau Claire is asking the state to open an investigation into Hospital Sisters Health System and its CEO over last month’s closure of HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital.

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Nutex opens Green Bay hospital

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 10, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Houston, Texas-based Nutex Health is opening a micro-hospital in Bellevue.

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Marshfield Clinic makes furloughs permanent

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 5, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Marshfield Clinic Health System this week notified staff that it furloughed in January that their employment will end early next month.

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UW Health launches nation’s first respiratory therapist apprenticeship program

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 4, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

The nation’s first respiratory therapist registered apprenticeship program is launching at UW Health.

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Wisconsin hospitals condemn report finding they provide $770 million less in benefits than tax breaks

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 3, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Hospitals are condemning a recent report that found 87 percent of the 82 Wisconsin nonprofit hospitals included in its analysis spent less on financial assistance and community investment than the estimated value of their tax breaks.

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Millions head to healthcare projects in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 3, 2024 | Federal Government, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

A federal spending package enacted late last month includes millions of dollars for Wisconsin healthcare projects, according to a recent statement from Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.

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Froedtert ThedaCare Health breaks ground on Oshkosh campus

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 27, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Froedtert ThedaCare Health has broken ground on a new health campus in downtown Oshkosh, according to a Tuesday statement.

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Mayo Clinic southwest Wisconsin leader set to depart

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 26, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Dr. Paul Mueller, who has led Mayo Clinic Health System - Southwest Wisconsin for six years, is leaving, according to a statement from the health system.

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