Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Smart Choice MRI raises $6.5 million in growth capital to expand business nationally

Dec 14, 2015 | Press Releases |

Empowering Patient Choice in a New Era of Healthcare First MRI Provider in Country to Offer Every MRI for $600 or Less MEQUON, December 14, 2015—Smart Choice MRI, the first MRI provider in the country to offer high quality...

On the Record with Curt Kubiak, CEO, The Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley

Dec 11, 2015 | On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Curt Kubiak came to the Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley in 2007 after six years as director of business development for a Neenah-based manufacturing company. (WHN, 12/11)

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HSHS St. Vincent facility upgrades to children’s hospital

Dec 10, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The HSHS St. Vincent Hospital has designated its regional pediatric center as a children's hospital, according to an announcement Wednesday. (WHN, 12/10)

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Assembly committee backs behavioral healthcare coordination project

Dec 9, 2015 | Legislature, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

An Assembly committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that would establish two behavioral healthcare coordination pilot projects and a statewide web-based inpatient psychiatric bed tracker. (WHN, 12/9)

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Bill gives healthcare providers immunity for body cavity searches

Dec 8, 2015 | Legislature, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

A legislative proposal would give immunity from civil and criminal liability to healthcare providers who perform body cavity searches as part of criminal investigations. (WHN, 12/8)

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Report highlights economic impact of hospitals

Dec 7, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The state's hospitals generate $26 billion a year in economic activity and employ more than 107,000 Wisconsinites, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association and the University of Wisconsin. (WHN, 12/7)

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Aurora Medical Center in Grafton teams with Ozaukee County 911 centers to improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Dec 7, 2015 | Press Releases |

Monday, December 07, 2015 Grafton – The Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, working collaboratively with the Village of Grafton and the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Department 911 dispatch centers, will roll out Emergency...

Marshfield Clinic-led researchers to study generic drugs, adverse events via FDA grant

Dec 7, 2015 | Press Releases |

MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation (MCRF) has been awarded a contract, including future options valued at $3.1 million, through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Health and Human...

On the Record: Wisconsin Health News State of Reform Roundtable

Dec 4, 2015 | ACA, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Panelists weighed in on the impact of the federal health reform law and recent changes to the state's Medicaid program at a Wisconsin Health News panel Tuesday. (WHN, 12/4)

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Aspirus to expand Wausau hospital

Dec 3, 2015 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Aspirus Health System plans a two-year $30 million expansion at its Wausau hospital, partly due to an increase in patient and helicopter transports. (WHN, 12/3)

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