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Mar 25, 2013 | Press Releases |
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin has named Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield and Ministry Saint Clare’s Hospital, Weston as Blue Distinction Centers. Ministry Saint Joseph’s achieved the honor in both...
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Contact: Susan Lampert Smith, (608) 890-5643, ssmith5@uwhealth.org Madison, Wis. — Minority women in general go through pregnancy with fewer internal and social resources that could help them cope with or reduce their stress,...
Read MoreMar 25, 2013 | Press Releases |
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Today, Governor Scott Walker issued the following statement in honor of Epilepsy Awareness Week: “It is my hope all Wisconsinites will take the time this week to educate...
Read MoreMar 22, 2013 | Top Stories |
A doctor found negligent by the state Supreme Court for failing to offer a test to a patient who later had a stroke was reprimanded Wednesday by the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board. (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 3/22)
Mar 21, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Senator Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, joined state Democrats in expressing concern over Governor Scott Walker’s Medicaid proposal during a budget committee hearing Wednesday, but other Republicans on the panel appeared to support the Administration’s plan. (WHN, 3/21)
Mar 21, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
During Wednesday’s budget briefing, Medicaid director Brett Davis said he talked Tuesday with Arkansas’s Medicaid director. In a follow-up interview with Wisconsin Health News, department spokesperson Stephanie Smiley said that the state was committed to Governor Scott Walker’s current proposal, and “there are no plans to implement the Arkansas model in Wisconsin.” (WHN, 3/21)
Mar 20, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Ozaukee is the state's healthiest county, according to the 2013 County Health Rankings released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The state's five healthiest counties are, in order: Ozaukee, Kewaunee, St. Croix, Pierce, and Door. Menominee is the least healthiest county, followed by Milwaukee, Marquette, Adams, and Forest. (WHN, 3/20)
Mar 20, 2013 | Top Stories |
Facing strong competition from Aurora Health Care and Froedtert Health, Columbia St. Mary's and ProHealth Care announced Tuesday plans to develop a joint cardiothoracic surgery program that would be staffed and overseen by a medical center with a national reputation in the specialty. John Robertstad, president of the hospital division of ProHealth, said the partnership has requested proposals from more than a dozen medical centers, such as Cleveland Clinic, Indiana University and Duke University. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 3/20)
Mar 19, 2013 | Top Stories |
Caught between President Barack Obama's health care law and Gov. Scott Walker's resistance to it, Wisconsin employers could pay up to $36 million more in federal taxes next year, a new study has found. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 3/19)
Mar 19, 2013 | Press Releases |
CONTACT: Judith Hansen, judi@wicenterfornursing.org, 414-801-6877 [Milwaukee, WI] – Members of the Wisconsin Action Coalition joined coalitions from all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the Campaign for Action...
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