The deal is believed to be one of the largest for Abbott in a decade and the largest business investment in the Madison’s history.
- SABINE MARTIN
Here’s what to know about UW Health, SSM Health and UnityPoint Health - Meriter operations around the Madison region Monday.
- TEAGAN KING
Wisconsin recorded the second-largest drop in opioid deaths nationwide in 2024, a report from health care research nonprofit KFF found, and Dane County also saw a drop in overdose deaths.
- BARRY ADAMS
The 12,000-square-foot facility features three operating rooms and the ability to do more than 3,000 surgeries a year.
- ANNA HANSEN
An out of state visitor who stayed the Holiday Inn Express, 5150 High Crossing Blvd. on February 6 later tested positive for the virus.
- SABINE MARTIN
“This is something that we train for, but no one ever wants to be involved in, and so despite what training we do, there’s still going to be a significant impact on our first responders.”
- SABINE MARTIN
Badgers donated blood more than 15,000 times for this year’s competition to win $1 million.
UW Health may take charge of clinics across Dodge County under a proposed deal with the Marshfield Clinic health system.
The $689 Cancerguard test is designed for annual screenings for adults ages 50-84 with no known cancer diagnosis in the last three years.
Epic’s virtual assistant will also remind patients they’re due for a physical or new tests, based on existing conditions.
SSM Health shows off its new Sun Prairie Outpatient Center which will offer orthopedic and eye surgical services at the 90-000-square-foot facility at 2850 O’Keeffe Ave.
The service is only available to GHC members now, but will be rolled out to other health groups in coming months.
In DeForest, Monroe, Tomahawk and Ladysmith, the debate over fluoridation was directly or indirectly on the ballot Tuesday.
As measles spreads through communities in Texas, New Mexico and other states, Racine and Kenosha vaccination rates remain below the necessary 95% vaccination threshold for herd immunity.
A Racine County jury has awarded Monica Cerna's 6-year-old daughter, Ka'Mya Minor, more than $10.2 million in a civil case alleging negligence at the time of the girl's birth.
All 11 Aurora Health Care maternity hospitals in Wisconsin have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual list of “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.” The list classifies these hospitals as “high performing,” the highest level of achievement possible.
Gov. Tony Evers on Nov. 18, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), celebrated “National Apprenticeship Week” by announcing that Wisconsin's Registered Apprenticeship Program has reached a record 17,089 enrolled apprentices, an all-time record. This surpasses record-high participation in both 2022 and 2023 marks the third consecutive year that the Registered Apprenticeship Program has reached an all-time record in the program’s 112-year history.
Gov. Tony Evers joined Eli Lilly and Company officials on Dec. 5 in announcing a $3 billion expansion of the Kenosha County manufacturing facility that the Indiana-based company acquired earlier this year. The expansion is expected to create 2,000 construction jobs and add 750 highly skilled jobs in southeastern Wisconsin.
Aurora Kenosha has a robot that detects early signs of lung cancer.
Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Aurora Health Care has received 11 “A” grades from The Leapfrog Group on its fall 2024 patient safety report card. Aurora Health Care earned the most “A” grades of any health system in Wisconsin, earning 11 of the 19 “A’s” given in the state, inclusing awards for Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn and Aurora Medical Center-Burlington.
The study of children in Madison and six other cities found higher rates of asthma among children who lived in areas graded low for home loans in the 1930s.
The state denied SSM Health's plan to sell its nonprofit nursing homes in Madison, Baraboo and Waupun to for-profit Complete Care.
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The deaths and the hospitalization of a third person were in residents of Outagamie, Fond du Lac and Brown counties.
UW-Madison research, FluGen's experimental vaccine increased antibodies for people using the nasal spray along with a flu shot.
For $48 a year or $108 per family, members can get 15% to 55% off average fees from more than 400 dentists.
On July 2 in advance of the extended Fourth of July weekend, the Williams Bay-based Geneva Lake Environmental Agency (GLEA) issued its latest weekly water quality sampling report for the 2024 beach season around Geneva Lake, showing good water quality at all public beaches around Geneva Lake.
Wisconsin has officially been selected as a U.S. Regional Tech Hub, unlocking $49 million to grow the state’s personalized medicine and biohealth sector.
The rules, which set minimum amounts of time for resident care, are “a simplistic approach to a really complex problem,” said Rick Abrams, CEO of the Wisconsin Health Care Association.
Elkhorn-based Auroral Lakeland Medical Center is among 404 top U.S. maternity hospitals to be named to Newsweek's third annual America's Best Maternity Hospitals ranking, earning a four-ribbon ranking.
Oregon Health Care and Rehab Center, formerly known as Oregon Manor, had four immediate jeopardy citations in recent months.

