NEW HOSPITAL Rehabilitation hospital opens in Fitchburg, giving Dane County its second DAVID WAHLBERG Nov 18, 2023 Nov 18, 2023 Updated May 28, 2024 Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital opened this week in Fitchburg. DAVID WAHLBERG, STATE JOURNAL Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DAVID WAHLBERG A for-profit company based in Birmingham, Alabama, has opened a 56-bed hospital in Fitchburg to serve patients recovering from illnesses and injuries.kAmt?4@>A2DD w62=E9 #6923:=:E2E:@? w@DA:E2= @7 u:E493FC8[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^962=E9\>65\7:E^2=232>2\4@>A2?J\E@\3F:=5\C6923\9@DA:E2=\:?\7:E493FC8^2CE:4=604b44e7c3\fcb2\d423\252a\642cgd2dhgcb]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2??@F?465 :? a_a`k^2m[ :D 2E ddbd }@36= sC:G6[ ?62C u:D9 w2E496CJ #@25 2?5 D@FE9 @7 {24J #@25] xE’D E96 7:CDE DE2?52=@?6 C6923 9@DA:E2= :? 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Flu, COVID-19 and RSV are on the rise in Wisconsin. Here's how you can stay safe Activity picked up this week, with a peak likely around Christmas, officials said. There's still time for vaccines to provide protection.
Hospitals should train caregivers to help patients post-discharge, Wisconsin advocates say Advocates for older adults urged lawmakers to do what 42 states already do: Require hospitals to train family caregivers on caring for loved o…
Drug-testing firm fined after research violations led to monkeys being euthanized, mostly in Madison Of five monkeys or other primates with broken bones or other orthopedic injuries at the Madison facility, three were euthanized as a result.
Doctor's questions during preventive visit led to extra charge for patient A man got a $381 bill for what he thought was a free preventive wellness visit at a clinic in New Glarus, which he assumed was covered under the ACA.
Woman says UW doctors performed gender-altering surgeries without proper consent The 23-year-old patient, who had her uterus and breasts removed at UW Hospital in recent years, began to "detransition" back to a female ident…
Orthopedic surgeons who left SSM Health plan to open surgery center The 11 doctors, whose independent practice opened in February, plan to open a surgery center in Dane County in November 2024.
'Magic mushroom' drug eased depression in study by Fitchburg institute The drug offers "a viable option for individuals seeking to avoid long-term treatment with standard antidepressants,” according to the lead re…
Wisconsin's 'Happy Days cohort' is helping researchers understand aging UW-Madison's Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, with participants now turning age 84, has produced hundreds of findings on how many life factors in…
Dane, Milwaukee counties stop making unwed fathers pay for Medicaid birth costs The policy forces pregnant women to disclose the father's identity or lose Medicaid coverage, causing stress that can contribute to poor birth…
Gov. Tony Evers set to approve safe haven 'baby boxes,' expanding ways to give up unwanted newborns The measure would let hospitals and fire and police stations install boxes for parents to privately relinquish infants under 72 hours old.
Madison nonprofit promoting Black men's health opens free dental clinic Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association, which has two free medical clinics and an education center inside a barbershop, is adding a free dental clinic.
Charity care drops at SSM Health St. Mary's but mostly holds steady at other hospitals St. Mary's says a new discount program partly explains the trend, while an advocacy group points to a shift in who helps patients needing fina…
UW Health, Meriter to build rehabilitation hospital in Fitchburg The facility will be the third rehab hospital in the Madison area, joining one by UW and Meriter on the Far East Side and one by Encompass Hea…
Wisconsin nursing homes are above average, but industry criticizes new federal staffing rules The rules, which set minimum amounts of time for resident care, are “a simplistic approach to a really complex problem,” said Rick Abrams, CEO…
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