WAUSAU, Wis. – The hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and more that recently joined Aspirus Health from Ascension Wisconsin will be adopting their new names on December 1, 2021.
In a lead up to these names becoming official, temporary signage will begin appearing at each location the week of October 4. The temporary signs will show what a location’s name will be once official in December. An advertising campaign to help introduce the new names will also begin this month.
The current Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital and Aspirus Stevens Point Clinic will also be changing their names December 1. These locations will become Aspirus Plover Hospital and Aspirus Plover Clinic – Vern Holmes Drive, respectively, to better reflect their geographic locations.
Name changes effective December 1
| CURRENT NAME | NEW NAME (Effective December 1, 2021) |
| Hospitals | Hospitals |
| Ascension Eagle River Hospital | Aspirus Eagle River Hospital |
| Ascension Good Samaritan Hospital | Aspirus Merrill Hospital |
| Ascension Our Lady of Victory Hospital | Aspirus Stanley Hospital |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital | Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital |
| Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital | Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital |
| Ascension St. Michael’s Hospital | Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital | Aspirus Plover Hospital |
| Howard Young Medical Center | Howard Young Medical Center |
| Clinics | Clinics |
| Ascension Head 2 Toe Physical Therapy | Aspirus Outpatient Therapies – Tomahawk |
| Ascension Behavioral Health Residential Treatment Center – Stevens Point | Aspirus Behavioral Health Residential Treatment Center – Stevens Point |
| Ascension Koller Behavioral Health – Rhinelander | Aspirus Koller Behavioral Health Clinic |
| Ascension Medical Group – Hwy 10 | Aspirus Occupational Health – Stevens Point |
| Ascension Medical Group – Merrill | Aspirus Merrill Clinic – E Main Street |
| Ascension Medical Group – Tick-Borne Illness Center of Excellence | Aspirus Tick-Borne Illness Center |
| Ascension Medical Group – Westwood | Aspirus Wausau Clinic – Westwood Center Boulevard |
| Ascension Medical Group – Wisconsin Rapids | Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Clinic – E Riverview Expressway |
| Ascension Medical Group – Woodruff (Dr. Kate Clinic) | Aspirus Woodruff Clinic – Maple Street |
| Ascension Our Lady of Victory – Owen | Aspirus Owen Clinic |
| Ascension Our Lady of Victory – Stanley | Aspirus Stanley Clinic |
| Ascension Our Lady of Victory – Thorp | Aspirus Thorp Clinic |
| Ascension Rehabilitation – Rhinelander | Aspirus Outpatient Therapies – Rhinelander |
| Ascension Sacred Heart – Crandon | Aspirus Crandon Clinic |
| Ascension Sacred Heart – Tomahawk | Aspirus Tomahawk Clinic |
| Ascension St. Mary’s – Eagle River | Aspirus Eagle River Clinic |
| Ascension St. Mary’s – Rhinelander | Aspirus Rhinelander Clinic – N Shore Drive |
| Ascension St. Michael’s – Amherst | Aspirus Amherst Clinic |
| Ascension St. Michael’s – E Maria Drive | Aspirus Behavioral Health Clinic – Stevens Point – E Maria Drive |
| Ascension St. Michael’s – Hoover Road | Aspirus Stevens Point Clinic – Hoover Road |
| Ascension St. Michael’s – Illinois Avenue | Aspirus Stevens Point Clinic – Illinois Avenue |
| Ascension St. Michael’s – Iola | Aspirus Iola Clinic |
| Ascension St. Michael’s – Plover | Aspirus Plover Clinic – Plover Road |
| Ascension St. Michael’s – Prentice Street | Aspirus Behavioral Health Clinic – Stevens Point – Prentice Street |
| Ascension St. Michael’s – Stanley Street | Aspirus Stevens Point Clinic – Stanley Street |
| Ascension St. Michael’s – Waupaca | Aspirus Waupaca Clinic |
| Ascension St. Michael’s – Wilshire Boulevard | Aspirus Behavioral Health Clinic – Stevens Point – Wilshire Boulevard |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Clinic | Aspirus Plover Clinic – Vern Holmes Drive |
| Pharmacies | Pharmacies |
| Ascension Rx – Rhinelander Pharmacy | Aspirus Pharmacy – Rhinelander |
| Ascension Rx – Stanley Prescription Center | Aspirus Pharmacy – Stanley |
| Ascension Rx – Stevens Point Pharmacy | Aspirus Pharmacy – Stevens Point |
| Ascension Rx – Wausau Pharmacy | Aspirus Pharmacy – Wausau – Westwood Center Boulevard |
| Other | Other |
| Ascension Good Samaritan Health Foundation | Aspirus Merrill Hospital Foundation |
| Ascension St. Michael’s Foundation – Stevens Point | Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Foundation |
| Ascension Medical Group | Aspirus Medical Group |
| Ascension Spirit Medical Transport | Aspirus MedEvac |
| Ascension St. Michael’s Hospital Cancer Care | Aspirus Cancer Care – Stevens Point |
| James Beck Cancer Center – Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital | Aspirus Cancer Care – Rhinelander |
All locations will continue using their existing names until December 1, 2021, at which time they will switch to using their new names.
Aspirus Health welcomed the former Ascension Wisconsin hospitals and clinics – and their 2,700 team members – to the Aspirus family on August 1, 2021.
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Aspirus Health is a non-profit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin. Its 11,000 employees are focused on improving the health and well-being of people throughout Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Aspirus serves communities through four hospitals in Michigan and 13 hospitals in Wisconsin, 75 clinics, home health and hospice care, pharmacies, critical care and air-medical transport, medical goods, nursing homes and a broad network of physicians. Aspirus has been recognized four consecutive years by IBM Watson Health as a Top 15 Health System in its annual study identifying the top-performing health systems in the country. For more information, visit aspirus.org