Advocate Aurora Health postpones opening new health center
Advocate Aurora Health plans to postpone the opening of its new health center in Pleasant Prairie in response to the spread of COVID-19. The facility was slated to open June 8.
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UW Health, UnityPoint Health-Meriter and Epic collaborate on child care center
UW Health, UnityPoint Health-Meriter and Epic are opening a temporary child care center for children of healthcare workers, according to a Thursday statement.
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Ascension Wisconsin joins health systems changing how they bill patients for COVID-19
Ascension Wisconsin won’t bill patients who are uninsured for COVID-19 related testing or treatment and won’t bill insured patients for related out-of-pocket expenses, a health system spokesperson said Wednesday.
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DHS: Thousands would be hospitalized without safer-at-home order
More than 20,000 Wisconsin residents could be hospitalized and up to 1,500 could die within two weeks without Gov. Tony Evers’ safer-at-home order, Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm told reporters Tuesday.
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Madison hospitals say they’re treating COVID-19 patients
Hospitals serving Madison confirmed Tuesday that they’re now treating COVID-19 patients.
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Hospitals face revenue fall as they pivot to fight COVID-19
Wisconsin hospitals and health systems have canceled elective procedures and delayed other non-essential care as they prepare for a surge of COVID-19 patients.
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UW Health prepares for COVID-19 surge
Dr. Nasia Safdar, medical director of infection control and prevention at UW Health, provided an update Thursday afternoon on steps that the health system is taking to prepare for a potential surge of COVID-19 patients.
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Children’s Wisconsin reports doctor with COVID-19
A doctor at Children’s Wisconsin has tested positive for COVID-19, the provider said Wednesday. The provider has mild symptoms, is quarantined at home and recovering.
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Health systems look to connect employees with child care during COVID-19 outbreak
Wisconsin health systems are looking for ways to ensure that their workers have access to child care as schools remain closed due to the new coronavirus.
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Wisconsin hospitals begin delaying elective procedures to prep for coronavirus cases
Some Wisconsin hospitals have started delaying elective surgeries in response to the spread of the new coronavirus.
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More Wisconsin hospitals hold off on coronavirus billing
More Wisconsin hospitals are holding off on billing for services related to the new coronavirus.
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Advocate Aurora Health temporarily refrains from sending bills related to coronavirus
Advocate Aurora Health will be temporarily “refraining from sending patient bills” related to the new coronavirus, a spokeswoman for the health system said Thursday.
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