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Marshfield Clinic completes affiliation with Neillsville hospital

by Jack Kelly | Dec 7, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Marshfield Clinic Health System has completed its affiliation with Memorial Hospital in Neillsville, according to a Thursday statement.

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Aurora BayCare plans new facility in Kaukauna

by Tim Stumm | Dec 5, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Aurora BayCare Medical Center plans to build a new clinic, ambulatory surgery center and urgent care center in Kaukauna, according to a Tuesday release.

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Advocate Aurora Health increasing minimum wage to $15 per hour

by Jack Kelly | Nov 30, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Advocate Aurora Health, one of the largest employers in Wisconsin and Illinois, plans to increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour by early 2021.

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Four UW patients develop Legionnaires

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 29, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

UW Health's University Hospital in Madison is taking measures to address its hot-water system after four patients developed Legionnaires’ disease, according to a Wednesday statement.

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Report: Catholic healthcare limits reproductive care for women of color in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 28, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

A wave of healthcare consolidation that has increased the reach of Catholic healthcare facilities could lead to more women of color receiving limited sexual and reproductive healthcare, according to the co-author of a report studying the trend.

Cumberland Healthcare to build new hospital with $40 million in USDA loans

by Jack Kelly | Nov 26, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Cumberland Healthcare is receiving about $40 million in federal loans to build a new hospital.

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Leapfrog releases fall safety rankings

by Jack Kelly | Nov 9, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Eighteen Wisconsin hospitals received top marks on patient safety from a national nonprofit on Thursday. The Leapfrog Group grades general acute-care hospitals on patient safety twice a year. The organization looked at 55 hospitals in Wisconsin, giving a third of them an A. Fourteen hospitals got a B, 20 received a C and three got […]

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UW names new leader for Madison hospitals

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 31, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

UW Health has tapped Ric Ransom to serve as president of its Madison hospitals.

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Milwaukee health systems look to scale best approaches to connect patients with social services

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 25, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Milwaukee healthcare providers are working together on sharing strategies to improve patients’ access to services that can help with the social, environmental and behavioral determinants of health.

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Civica Rx aims to tackle drug shortages, high prices

by Jack Kelly | Oct 19, 2018 | Hospitals, On The Record, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Last month, SSM Health, Mayo Clinic and five other health systems joined with three philanthropy organizations to launch Civica Rx, a company that aims to address generic drug shortages.

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JFC signs off on UW Health bonding

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 17, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

The Legislature’s budget-writing committee signed off on a request Tuesday from UW Health to issue $350 million in bonds.

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On the Record with Bernie Sherry, Ministry Market Executive, Ascension Wisconsin

by Jack Kelly | Oct 12, 2018 | Hospitals, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

When Ascension Wisconsin hangs new signs on its Milwaukee-area hospitals next week, it will mark the public culmination of bringing its four systems together under one banner.

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