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WHA: Hospitals contributed $1.9 billion in community benefits in fiscal year 2020

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 30, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin hospitals contributed $1.9 billion in community benefits and charity care during fiscal year 2020, according to a report released Tuesday by the Wisconsin Hospital Association.

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Hospital net income falls, uncompensated care rises

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 16, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Net income at Wisconsin hospitals in fiscal year 2020 fell by around $360 million from the prior year, according to an annual report released by the Wisconsin Hospital Association.

Wisconsin hospitals participate in HHS initiative on maternal and infant health

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 16, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

A half dozen Wisconsin hospitals are participating in a new federal initiative aimed at boosting health outcomes for mothers and babies.

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UW Health requires COVID-19 vaccination before organ transplant

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 15, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

A new policy at UW Health requiring individuals to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before being added to its organ transplant waitlist or receiving a transplant went into effect Monday.

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Advocate Aurora raising minimum wage for workers to $18 an hour

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 12, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Advocate Aurora Health plans to raise its minimum wage for workers to $18 an hour, starting Dec. 5.

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New rehabilitation hospital planned for Kenosha

by Tim Stumm | Nov 3, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

ClearSky Health, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, plans to build a 30-bed medical rehabilitation hospital in Kenosha.

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Bellin Health plans ambulatory surgery center in Ashwaubenon

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 2, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Bellin Health will build a five-story ambulatory surgery center in the village of Ashwaubenon.

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ThedaCare plans $100 million investment in Neenah hospital, graduate medical education

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 26, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

ThedaCare said Monday it will pursue a $100 million investment to enhance and expand services at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah and create a graduate medical education program.

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Children’s Wisconsin plans new Appleton clinic

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 18, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Children’s Wisconsin will open a new clinic in Appleton in 2023.

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HSHS to raise minimum wage for workers to $15 per hour

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 18, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Hospital Sisters Health System plans to raise its minimum wage for all system workers to $15 an hour, starting Oct. 31.

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COVID-19’s strain on workforce causing providers to rethink delivery models

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 14, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Health systems are turning to new models of care and shifting the roles of existing providers as they search for solutions to bolster a workforce hollowed out by the continued stress of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hospitals, Fort McCoy work together to provide care for Afghan refugees

by Tim Stumm | Oct 13, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Fort McCoy officials are working with health systems to provide care for Afghan refugees and prevent overburdening local hospitals already strained by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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