Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Marshfield Clinic plans to furlough 3 percent of staff

Jan 17, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories |

Marshfield Clinic Health System plans to furlough around 3 percent of its employees due to rising costs.

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Childhood obesity task force releases policy proposals

Jan 17, 2024 | Top Stories |

The Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity released its proposals Tuesday.

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Advocate Health receives prestigious sustainability award

Dec 5, 2023 | Press Releases |

Reflecting the health system’s pledge to lead on environmental sustainability, Advocate Health has been named a “2023 Health Care Climate Action Winner” by Health Care Without Harm, an internationally recognized leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice.

GOP senators question DHS Secretary-designee Johnson on COVID-19, abortion

Sep 29, 2023 | DHS, Top Stories |

Republican senators questioned Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson during her Wednesday confirmation hearing about the COVID-19 pandemic, abortion and improving relations between Family Care managed care organizations and long-term care providers.

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Healthcare workforce shortage hitting Family Care program hard

Sep 29, 2023 | On The Record |

The state’s labor shortage is hitting the long-term care industry particularly hard, posing hurdles for people to get the care that they need.

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Chicago Area Public Health Leaders Exemplify Commitment to Health Equity and Social Justice

Sep 21, 2023 | Press Releases |

Chicago, Ill. – The Health & Medicine Policy Research Group (Health & Medicine) has announced winners of its 2023 annual awards for leaders in the field of publiChicago Area Public Health Leaders Exemplify Commitment to...

Agrace Vice President of Homecare Operations Jenny Malak Appointed to State Board of Nursing

Sep 21, 2023 | Press Releases |

Jenny Malak, vice president of homecare operations for Agrace, has been appointed by Governor Tony Evers to serve on the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Wisconsin State Board of Nursing. Malak is one of eight members to serve on the Board from across the state. She will serve as one of two licensed practical/registered nurses for a term of four years.

HSHS CFO out

Sep 11, 2023 | Health Systems, Jobs, Top Stories, Workforce |

Kimberly Hodgkinson, chief financial officer and senior vice president for Hospital Sisters Health System, is no longer with the system.

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Doctors push title protection language

May 26, 2023 | Education, Hospitals, Jobs, Legislature, State budget, Top Stories, Workforce |

Providers who aren’t licensed medical doctors would be restricted from using certain terms in their titles or to describe or advertise their profession, under a bill spearheaded by doctor groups.

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On the record with Gov. Tony Evers

May 26, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Insurance, Medicaid/Medicare, Mental Health, On The Record, Reproductive Health, State budget, Top Stories, Workforce |

As the legislative session ramps up and lawmakers continue their work on the state budget, Wisconsin Health News talked this week with Gov. Tony Evers about his health priorities.

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