Pediatrics Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Children’s Wisconsin expands Neenah NICU

by Sean Kirkby | May 12, 2026 | Hospitals, Pediatrics, Top Stories | 0 |

Children’s Wisconsin has expanded its neonatal intensive care unit in Neenah.

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Zarminali Pediatrics expands to Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 23, 2026 | Pediatrics, Top Stories | 0 |

A recently founded pediatric company has expanded to Wisconsin and opened two outpatient clinics in suburban Milwaukee.

Kids’ healthcare facility opens in Ashwaubenon

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 26, 2025 | Hospitals, Pediatrics, Top Stories | 0 |

A pediatric healthcare facility in northeast Wisconsin began seeing patients Tuesday.

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Children’s Wisconsin CEO discusses the state of kids’ health

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 15, 2025 | Behavioral Health, Hospitals, On The Record, Pediatrics, Top Stories, Vaccines | 0 |

Children’s Wisconsin CEO Gil Peri said they’re working to improve kids’ mental health, address vaccine hesitancy and advocate for Medicaid.

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UW Health Kids expert helps update pediatric group’s literacy promotion policy

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 24, 2025 | On The Record, Pediatrics, Top Stories | 0 |

Last fall, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its literacy promotion policy for the first time in a decade. A UW Health Kids pediatrician helped.

Wisconsin’s preterm birth rate rises

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 27, 2023 | Pediatrics, Reproductive Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s preterm birth rate rose in 2022, but it was lower than the national average, according to a recent report by March of Dimes.

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Network helps families of kids with special healthcare needs find services

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 3, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Pediatrics, Top Stories | 0 |

A new state service aims to help families connect with professionals who will help them find services for children with delays, disabilities, special healthcare needs or mental health conditions.

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Children’s Wisconsin CEO plans to retire by end of 2024

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 26, 2023 | Hospitals, Pediatrics, People Watching, Top Stories | 0 |

Children’s Wisconsin CEO Peggy Troy intends to retire by the end of December 2024, according to a Thursday statement.

Speaker’s task force to study childhood obesity

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 25, 2023 | Pediatrics, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

A bipartisan task force will tackle childhood obesity in Wisconsin.

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Donation expands dental care provided by Children’s Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 20, 2023 | ACA, Dental, Pediatrics, Top Stories | 0 |

Children’s Wisconsin will expand its dental center and provide more training to support dental care for pediatric patients with special needs thanks to a challenge grant created by a donation from Delta Dental Wisconsin Foundation, per a Wednesday statement.

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Wisconsin’s healthcare system ranks 21st in nation, per report

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 22, 2023 | ACA, Facilities, Hospitals, Medicaid/Medicare, Pediatrics, Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

Wisconsin’s healthcare system ranked 21st in the nation, according to a scorecard released by the Commonwealth Fund Thursday.

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Reports reveal focus areas in push to reduce infant mortality inequities

by Sean Kirkby | May 19, 2023 | DHS, Pediatrics, Population Health, Public Health, Reproductive Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Reducing persistent infant mortality disparities in Wisconsin will require a comprehensive approach, a chief medical officer at the Department of Health Services said Thursday.

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