Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Federal COVID-19 relief legislation includes Baldwin’s bills

Feb 15, 2021 | Coronavirus, Top Stories |

A House committee working on COVID-19 relief last week greenlit bills backed by Sen. Tammy Baldwin and incorporated them in their work.

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Wisconsin gets grant to implement new suicide prevention hotline number

Feb 15, 2021 | DHS, Mental Health, Top Stories |

Wisconsin has received a grant to help develop an implementation plan for 988, a new calling code that will launch next year for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

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Evers gets vaccinated for COVID-19

Feb 15, 2021 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories |

Gov. Tony Evers received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.

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Evers’ budget to provide $329 million to support economic recovery from COVID-19

Feb 15, 2021 | Coronavirus, State budget, Top Stories |

Gov. Tony Evers plans to put more than $329 million in his 2021-23 budget toward helping the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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DHS: 214,000 Wisconsinites complete COVID-19 vaccination series

Feb 12, 2021 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories |

Nearly 214,000 Wisconsinites have completed their COVID-19 vaccination series.

Legislators lay out healthcare priorities

Feb 12, 2021 | Legislature, On The Record, Top Stories |

Wisconsin legislators serving on health committees laid out their healthcare priorities at a Wisconsin Health News panel this week.

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Coalition unveils recommendations to improve emergency detention process

Feb 12, 2021 | Mental Health, Top Stories |

A coalition of healthcare providers, law enforcement agencies, counties and state agencies released their recommendations on how to strengthen the state’s mental health crisis system on Thursday.

Senate committees forward healthcare bills

Feb 12, 2021 | Legislature, Top Stories |

Senate committees forwarded a series of healthcare bills Thursday, including measures that would regulate pharmacy benefit managers, boost the number of vaccinators and provide community health centers with more funding.

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Coalition of health systems launch new health data startup

Feb 12, 2021 | Health Tech, Top Stories |

Advocate Aurora Health is joining more than a dozen health systems across the country to launch a health data startup named Truveta.

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Mercyhealth to reschedule vaccine appointments due to zero shipment

Feb 12, 2021 | Press Releases |

JANESVILLE, Wisconsin (February 10, 2021)— Mercyhealth is committed to helping vaccinate our communities against COVID-19, which is designed to prevent the COVID-19 virus, and is the best hope for ending the pandemic. The...

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Author: Sean Kirkby

Federal COVID-19 relief legislation includes Baldwin’s bills

Wisconsin gets grant to implement new suicide prevention hotline number

Evers gets vaccinated for COVID-19

Evers’ budget to provide $329 million to support economic recovery from COVID-19

DHS: 214,000 Wisconsinites complete COVID-19 vaccination series

Legislators lay out healthcare priorities

Coalition unveils recommendations to improve emergency detention process

Senate committees forward healthcare bills

Coalition of health systems launch new health data startup

Mercyhealth to reschedule vaccine appointments due to zero shipment

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