Advocacy Day

Thank you for a successful Advocacy Day!

1,200 health care leaders, providers, hospital staff, trustees and volunteers traveled from across Wisconsin on April 9 to the state’s capitol to participate in the Wisconsin Hospital Association’s (WHA) annual Advocacy Day, making it the largest Advocacy Day in WHA’s history.

Before meeting with lawmakers, attendees gathered to hear from Green Bay Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur, who participated in a fireside chat with WHA President and CEO Eric Borgerding for the event’s keynote portion.

Participants also heard remarks by Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Deb Standridge and a bipartisan legislative panel with Sen. LaTonya Johnson (D-Milwaukee), Rep. Tip McGuire (D-Kenosha), Rep. Clint Moses (R-Menomonie) and Sen. Romaine Quinn (R-Birchwood).

The third annual Health Care Quality Showcase, held in the Capitol Rotunda, brought together hospital quality leaders from 24 Wisconsin hospitals and health systems to share innovative quality improvement projects through poster presentations.

To end the day, attendees had the opportunity to meet with their state legislators to provide specific examples of how hospitals are providing access to high quality health care in Wisconsin communities.

Thank you for a successful, groundbreaking Advocacy Day!

Advocacy Day 2025

1,200 participants gathered in Madison for the annual WHA Advocacay Day on April 9, 2025. Attendees heard timely insight to state and federal health care issues and had the opportunity to participate in state legislative visits to advocate on behalf of their hospitals. Click the Read More button to see articles from the April 17 edition of the Valued Voice newsletter that features stories on each session from this year's Advocacy Day.

Engagement with Lawmakers

Hearing from Inspirational Speakers

Making a Difference

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Testimonials

"The speakers were excellent! It was very helpful to hear the different opinions and how WHA is bipartisan and works with both sides.”
“One of my meetings was quite large and it was so powerful to see all these like-minded professionals advocating for our patients and the great work we do each day.”
“The legislative visits went well, and they provided good feedback and wanted to know how these issues impacted at the local level.”
“I learned so much about our hospitals and professional policies and needs. There were great presentations and information to share with legislators.”
“The Quality Showcase was an added bonus, both for our quality staff to feel promoted, as well as get some great visibility with legislators and health care leaders.”

Advocacy Day

Advocacy Day 2025

Event Highlights

Photo Gallery

Testimonials

"The speakers were excellent! It was very helpful to hear the different opinions and how WHA is bipartisan and works with both sides.”

“One of my meetings was quite large and it was so powerful to see all these like-minded professionals advocating for our patients and the great work we do each day.”

“The legislative visits went well, and they provided good feedback and wanted to know how these issues impacted at the local level.”

“I learned so much about our hospitals and professional policies and needs. There were great presentations and information to share with legislators.”

“The Quality Showcase was an added bonus, both for our quality staff to feel promoted, as well as get some great visibility with legislators and health care leaders.”