Category: Hospitals

Central Wisconsin hospitals on pace to run out of beds by mid-December

by Tim Stumm | Nov 23, 2020 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Central Wisconsin healthcare providers warned Friday that the region could run out of beds next month if current COVID-19 trends continue. They also detailed the stress facing their staff.

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Wisconsin hospitals call for bipartisan action on COVID-19

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 20, 2020 | Coronavirus, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Hospitals on Thursday urged Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders to work together to fight COVID-19.

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Children’s Wisconsin to accept adult patients up to 26

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 17, 2020 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Children’s Wisconsin is preparing to take care of adult patients up to age 26 as COVID-19 cases surge.

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Advocate Aurora Health halting half of elective procedures

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 17, 2020 | Coronavirus, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Advocate Aurora Health is halting half of its elective procedures to help reduce the strain caused by the spike of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin and Illinois, hospital leaders said Monday.

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Green Bay gets first family medicine physician residency program

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 17, 2020 | Education, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Green Bay is getting its first family medicine physician residency program, according to a Monday statement.

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Barrett urges Advocate Aurora to reconsider community COVID-19 testing site pause

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 11, 2020 | Coronavirus, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said Tuesday that it would be a “mistake” for Advocate Aurora Health to stop COVID-19 community testing. But the health system said it has no choice due to staffing pressures caused by a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

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UnityPoint Health-Meriter CEO Erickson hopes COVID-19 precautions stymie flu

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 9, 2020 | Coronavirus, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

UnityPoint Health-Meriter CEO Sue Erickson is hopeful that actions taken to fight the spread of COVID-19 could help reduce the number of people catching the flu.

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Hospitals’ net income rose last fiscal year

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 5, 2020 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin hospitals reported a net income of $2.52 billion for fiscal year 2019, around $570 million more than they did in the prior year, according to a recent report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association.

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Hospitals penalized for readmissions

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 4, 2020 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Around 73 percent of eligible Wisconsin hospitals are facing Medicare penalties for readmitting too many discharged patients, according to an analysis from Kaiser Health News.

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Health system CEOs weigh in on COVID-19’s impact

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 16, 2020 | Coronavirus, Hospitals, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Health system CEOs talked about the challenges facing their workforce as COVID-19 surges in the state, during a Wisconsin Health News virtual event Tuesday.

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Surge facility opens in West Allis

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 14, 2020 | Coronavirus, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s COVID-19 surge facility opened Wednesday morning, as hospitals around the state continue to see record numbers of COVID-19 patients.

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HSHS St. Vincent gets $1 million for telemedicine effort

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 12, 2020 | Health Tech, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and Prevea Health in Green Bay are getting around $1 million from the federal agriculture department to expand access to healthcare in rural communities with few providers.

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