The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs's chief watchdog was unable to substantiate claims that a 74-year-old patient who died after two strokes received inadequate care at the Tomah VA Medical Center, issuing a report Thursday saying doctors acted "appropriately." (WHN, 6/19)
Earlier this week, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., unveiled legislation that she says would provide the Department of Veteran Affairs with the tools it needs to combat opioid abuse. The bill is named after U.S. Marine Veteran Jason Simcakoski, who died at the Tomah VA Medical Center last year as a result of mixed drug toxicity. (WHN, 6/19)
Green Bay – Hospital Sisters Health System – Eastern Wisconsin Division is pleased to announce the addition of a new, Catholic-based medical clinic on the campus of HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay. In...
Read MoreMARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., an insurance company with a strong reputation in rural Wisconsin, is taking its first steps into becoming a statewide health insurance provider. In June, Security Health Plan...
Read MoreGreen Bay – HSHS St. Vincent Hospital has received prestigious, international recognition as a Baby-Friendly designated birth facility, by Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. is the U.S. authority for the...
Read MoreACS grants $2.38 million to support UW studies on blood, breast, colon cancers MADISON, Wis. – UW Carbone Cancer Center scientists studying a blood cancer called multiple myeloma and a type of breast cancer received prestigious...
Read MoreWisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, along with other organizations, are asking members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee to include a provision in the budget exempting employers from some of the state's family and medical leave law. (WHN, 6/17)
Legislators hope to invest $1 million in a three-part pilot project that seeks to improve care coordination for those needing mental and behavioral healthcare as well as develop a statewide web-based psychiatric bed tracker. (WHN, 6/16)
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