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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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GE HealthCare, UW collaborate on improving patient monitoring technology

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

GE HealthCare is the founding member of a new institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and will collaborate with it to explore how artificial intelligence and edge computing can improve patient monitoring technology.

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Federal designation gives additional support to fight contamination by certain PFAS

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

Communities burdened by contamination from “forever chemicals” will be able to receive additional tools and resources after federal action last week.

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Eli Lilly buys drug facility in Pleasant Prairie

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 23, 2024 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company said Monday it’s buying an injectable medicine manufacturing facility in Pleasant Prairie.

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JFC will meet on opioid settlement dollars

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 23, 2024 | Legislature, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The Republican-controlled budget-writing committee will meet on a plan by the Department of Health Services for distributing $36 million in opioid settlement funds, following an objection during the legislative review process.

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Vice President Harris talks nursing home regulations, reproductive healthcare in La Crosse

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 23, 2024 | Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Nursing homes, Top Stories | 0 |

New federal nursing home regulations are essential for improving the health and safety of residents, and reproductive healthcare access will be a key issue in the November elections, Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday in La Crosse.

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Medical Examining Board begins work to implement international physician law

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 22, 2024 | Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

The state board overseeing doctors is starting its work to help flesh out a new law providing international doctors a provisional license to practice in Wisconsin.

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Office of Children’s Mental Health calls for action to address school violence

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 22, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Ramping up anti-bullying programs, promoting a positive school culture and building awareness of warning signs can help prevent school violence and support those who are struggling, according to a fact sheet released last week by the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health on the impact of school shootings on youth mental health.

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Report: Medicare price negotiations could save money for tens of thousands of Wisconsinites

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 22, 2024 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Tens of thousands of Wisconsinites could see savings due to Medicare drug price negotiations, according to a report released earlier this month by the left-leaning Center for American Progress.

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DHS awards $1.9 million to law enforcement agencies to fight opioid crisis

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 19, 2024 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services said Thursday it's awarded $1.9 million in opioid settlement funds to a dozen tribal nationals, county and municipal law enforcement agencies to fight the drug crisis.

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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.

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

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SSM Health launches program to offer skilled nursing care at home

GE HealthCare, UW collaborate on improving patient monitoring technology

Federal designation gives additional support to fight contamination by certain PFAS

Eli Lilly buys drug facility in Pleasant Prairie

Category: Top Stories

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

SSM Health launches program to offer skilled nursing care at home

GE HealthCare, UW collaborate on improving patient monitoring technology

Federal designation gives additional support to fight contamination by certain PFAS

Eli Lilly buys drug facility in Pleasant Prairie

JFC will meet on opioid settlement dollars

Vice President Harris talks nursing home regulations, reproductive healthcare in La Crosse

Medical Examining Board begins work to implement international physician law

Office of Children’s Mental Health calls for action to address school violence

Report: Medicare price negotiations could save money for tens of thousands of Wisconsinites

DHS awards $1.9 million to law enforcement agencies to fight opioid crisis

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

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