The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today broke ground to mark the start of construction for the $65.9 million expansion and renovation of the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center (MJTC). Located on the grounds of Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison, MJTC provides mental health treatment to...
Following an address to nearly 1,000 attendees at the Wisconsin Hospital Association’s (WHA’s) annual Advocacy Day event, Gov. Tony Evers signed two important pieces of bipartisan legislation for Wisconsin hospitals and the patients they serve. Assembly Bill 960 protects Wisconsin health care workers and their families...
The Members of WHEFA are pleased to announce Larry D. Wiemer II as WHEFA’s new Executive Director. Larry comes to WHEFA with over 30 years of experience working in various operating and financial leadership roles with nonprofit institutions within the State of Wisconsin. Throughout his...
Speakers representing the Mayo Clinic, the UW-Eau Claire and a regional healthcare startup will speak during a March 31 luncheon produced by the Wisconsin Technology Council with support from Momentum West. The luncheon will be held at the UW-Eau Claire Davies Center, 77 Roosevelt Avenue, Dakota Room. Registration...
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Amit Acharya, chief research officer and system vice president for Advocate Aurora Health. He discusses a new partnership between the health system’s Research Institute and Forward Biolabs, a life science coworking and incubator space based in Madison....
The Milwaukee Business Journal is naming its 10 People to Know in health care in southeastern Wisconsin. The first-time list includes high-ranking executives at several prominent Milwaukee-area health systems, including Carrie Killoran, president of Greater Milwaukee PSA and Aurora Sinai Medical Center for Advocate Aurora Health;...
Wisconsin’s health care workforce experienced unprecedented vacancy rates in 2021, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association released Wednesday. The report primarily attributes the trend to an aging workforce and a wave of resignations and retirements influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our health care...
RedFox AI co-founder and CEO Nick Myers wants to eliminate the stress and uncertainty associated with self-administered at-home medical care. Myers, a cancer survivor who was diagnosed with leukemia as a child, drew upon his own experiences in developing the RedFox Digital Guide. This conversational artificial...
An aging workforce combined with a spike in worker departures associated with nationwide employment disruption dubbed the “Great Resignation” created unprecedented levels of vacancy rates in health care professions in 2021, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association’s (WHA’s) 2022 Health Care Workforce Report. Increasing pressure on the...
A multi-pronged approach to boosting health education, delivery and outcomes in northwestern Wisconsin will be outlined at a March 31 luncheon produced by the Wisconsin Technology Council with support from Momentum West. With partners that will include the UW-Eau Claire, the Mayo Clinic Health System, nearby communities, school...