Editor's Pick HEALTH CARE | WISCONSIN WORKFORCE SHORTAGE Nearly 10% of hospital jobs in Wisconsin vacant, report says DAVID WAHLBERG Mar 11, 2024 Mar 11, 2024 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm}62C=J `_T @7 (:D4@?D:? 9@DA:E2= ;@3D 2C6 G242?E[ 2=>@DE 5@F3=6 E96 C2E6 7C@> 62C=J :? 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Meriter decides to keep unit that eases emergency hospital admissions The goal is to ease the flow of patients from emergency rooms to hospital beds.
SSM Health to build clinic in Verona It's one of several medical facility projects in the Madison area for which construction is underway or planned soon.
Madison paramedics to carry opioid treatment drug to ease withdrawal symptoms The goal is to help people get into long-term addiction treatment and prevent overdoses.
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…
Paying more for the same procedure? It could be the facility fee UW Health and other health care systems charge the fees at hospital-owned clinics but not at clinics owned by doctors.
Exact Sciences launches test for hereditary risks of 10 cancers The test, using blood or saliva, can evaluate genetic risk for colorectal, breast, prostate, skin, ovarian, endometrial, pancreatic, gastric, …
Ticks, fleas and crop pests could be out early and often in Wisconsin this year “If someone spotted a mosquito today, with these warm temperatures, it wouldn’t surprise me."
With focus on personalized medicine, Wisconsin vying to be one of nation's elite tech hubs The state was named one of 31 regional tech hubs. Now it's competing to be one of five to 10 hubs that will each get up to $75 million.
Cologuard Plus even better than Cologuard, Exact Sciences says in new study The new test detected 94% of cancers and was 91% accurate in determining who didn’t have cancer, up from 92% cancer sensitivity and 87% specif…
Madison company sues MassMutual over alleged $3 million loss in retirement fund NeuGen, part of Madison-based WEA Trust, claims nearly 300 former employees and retirees lost money when MassMutual ended a retirement fund af…
Group Health Cooperative cyberattack could have affected more than 500,000 people Stolen data may include names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth or death, member numbers, Me…
Village of Oregon nursing home to close following serious violations, $260,000 fine Oregon Health Care and Rehab Center, formerly known as Oregon Manor, had four immediate jeopardy citations in recent months.
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…
