Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Mother, nurse, kidney donor: “Working Mom of the Year” named at UW Hospital and Clinics; UW Hospital maintains national ranking

Sep 22, 2015 | Press Releases |

Madison- Alysia Hanson insists she is just a regular mom. But not every mother donates one of her kidneys to her four-year-old son to save his life. “I really feel it’s what any mom would do in my situation,” said Hanson,...

Advocates stress making mobile crisis teams more dementia friendly, other topics in public hearing

Sep 21, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Advocates called for supporting short-term care for dementia patients as well as making mobile crisis teams more dementia friendly, during the first public hearing of the Assembly Speaker's Taskforce on Alzheimer's and Dementia. (WHN, 9/21)

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Attorney general announces ‘Dose of Reality’ campaign

Sep 18, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Attorney General Brad Schimel announced a statewide marketing campaign Thursday to raise awareness of the dangers of misusing opioid pain medications and encourage communities to tackle the problem. (WHN, 9/18)

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On the Record with Michael Repka, CEO, Independent Physicians Network

Sep 18, 2015 | On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Accountable Care Coalition of Southeast Wisconsin outperformed other ACOs in the state last year, according to recent data from the federal government. (WHN, 9/18)

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Monroe Clinic first to launch Care Everywhere International

Sep 18, 2015 | Press Releases |

The blood pressure reading heard around the world (New Glarus, WI) – Monroe Clinic hosted the first live Care Everywhere International record exchange at their New Glarus location on Monday, August 31. Representatives from...

More than 16,000 participants raise over $1 million for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin at Briggs & Al’s Run & Walk 2015

Sep 18, 2015 | Press Releases |

MILWAUKEE (Sept. 19, 2015) – Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin announced that more than 16,000 people participated in Briggs & Al’s Run & Walk the morning of Saturday, Sept. 19, raising more than $1 million. Since...

Aurora West Allis Medical Center, West Allis Fire Department launch Transition in Care community paramedic program to reduce hospital readmissions

Sep 18, 2015 | Press Releases |

Milwaukee – Aurora West Allis Medical Center and the West Allis Fire Department have launched a community paramedic program to help reduce hospital readmission for senior citizens in the Milwaukee suburb, the first of its...

CEOs call for research investments

Sep 17, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Wisconsin bioscience company CEOs say their success depends on attracting talented workers, holding to a strong belief system and public policy that invests in research and companies. (WHN, 9/17)

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Health committee green lights interstate medical licensure compact

Sep 16, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Assembly Committee on Health unanimously passed a bill that would allow Wisconsin to join an interstate compact to expedite the process of physician licensure and allow doctors to practice across state lines more easily. (WHN, 9/16)

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Assembly committee approves bills changing Title X funding, prescribing policies for some family planning providers

Sep 16, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Assembly Committee on Health voted on party lines to advance two bills that could cut funding to Planned Parenthood and other family planning providers. (WHN, 9/16)

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