The head of a long-term care network in Wisconsin warns the industry’s staffing shortage will be amplified by the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate once it goes into effect Jan. 4. “It’s unlikely we’re going to be achieving 100 percent vaccination rate by January 4, just...
Wisconsin health officials are warning that COVID-19 deaths will continue to increase as the state experiences a surge in cases driven by the delta variant. But they noted vaccinations are keeping the number of deaths from rising as sharply as the case numbers have been in...
COVID-19 patients are putting a strain on hospitals, around the state. New data from the Wisconsin Hospital Association shows less than six percent of intensive care unit beds are available. One Fox Valley health care system is, once again, sounding the alarm. Tuesday morning, ThedaCare announced its hospitals...
This may sound counter-intuitive given the state is still dealing with the largest pandemic in a century, but Wisconsin hospitals aren’t all that busy. In fact, they’re ready to schedule that hip replacement you put off a few months ago – or to talk about the wrenched back you got...
Hospitals and health systems in the state have a $119 billion impact on the state’s economy, according to a recent report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association. Hospitals alone contribute $47 billion to Wisconsin’s economy in labor income, total income, and industrial sales and...
The Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin health network will open its first location in Sheboygan County — via a partnership with Meijer stores. The Wauwatosa-based network is scheduled to open a FastCare health clinic Thursday inside a new Meijer store on Taylor Drive in Sheboygan. The...
Froedtert Health was among the investors in Xealth, a digital prescribing platform that raised $11 million in Series A funding. The Froedtert and the Medical College network also has been using the Xealth platform for over 13 months in combination with products from Proteus Digital Health. A...
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today the recipients of new grants totaling close to $300,000 over two years to assist rural hospitals in filling “high need, high demand” positions – those where the demand for specific professionals exceeds the supply of available...
Click here to watch a video produced by WisconsinEye regarding provider and employer partnerships to improve healthcare costs and care....