Hospitals face uncertain financial future as patients return
Many Wisconsin hospitals are facing an uncertain financial future as non-COVID-19 patients start coming back to their facilities.
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Ascension’s Racine facilities restart non-urgent care as county COVID-19 trends improve
This week, Ascension Wisconsin announced plans to begin a phased process to resume non-urgent and medically necessary procedures, as well as primary and specialty care clinic appointments, in Racine.
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Advocate Aurora Health exploring partnership with Michigan-based Beaumont Health
Advocate Aurora Health and Michigan-based Beaumont Health signed a non-binding letter of intent on Wednesday to explore a potential partnership that would create a healthcare system spanning Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Boatwright calls for unity, discusses SSM Health’s approach to COVID-19
Damond Boatwright, SSM Health in Wisconsin regional president, is calling for people from all backgrounds to come together, in light of the“uncertainty and the ominous nature” of COVID-19, its disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations and marches against police brutality.
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Children’s Wisconsin identifies first cases of COVID-19-related disease in kids
Children’s Wisconsin said Friday that they’ve identified the first suspected cases of a new inflammatory illness in children tied to COVID-19 infection or exposure.
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Advocate Aurora Health, other health systems invest in personal protective equipment manufacturer
Advocate Aurora Health has joined 14 other health systems and a healthcare improvement company in buying a minority stake in the nation’s largest manufacturer of face masks, part of an effort to build a domestic supply chain for medical products in response to COVID-19.
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On the record with Bellin Health CEO Chris Woleske
Chris Woleske took the helm at Bellin Health in October 2018, succeeding longtime CEO George Kerwin. She served in a variety of roles at the system before that, starting in 1998.
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Health systems begin offering COVID-19 antibody testing
More Wisconsin health systems began offering antibody testing for COVID-19 this week, with hopes that the test will provide a more complete picture of how the disease has spread across the state.
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DHS identifies new healthcare criteria for reopening economy
The Department of Health Services identified additional healthcare-related measures for a gradual reopening of the state’s economy on Tuesday.
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