Wisconsin Hospitals Provide More than Health Care
Yes, Wisconsin hospitals excel at patient care, but they serve our communities in so many other ways! In addition to millions of dollars in positive financial impact and employment, hospitals and their staffs around our state are actively serving our communities beyond their walls, often through partnerships and collaboration with local businesses, organizations and schools. Browse this page for stories of Wisconsin hospitals providing more than health care — and return for more as we add new featured stories.
Wisconsin Hospitals Doing More
From caring for underserved patients to building our health care workforce, from hosting community events to volunteering medical personnel, Wisconsin hospitals do more than you may realize.
Emplify Health Supports Children
Emplify Health – La Crosse
Emplify Health supports children in their community by partnering with VARC, Inc. to sustain a Preschool Childcare Center in La Crosse, WI.
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ThedaCare at Work Supports Businesses
ThedaCare - Neenah, WI
Thedacare supports their community by housing MiCare Clinic in the building of Miron Construction Company in Neenah, WI.
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Froedtert Health Supports Community
Froedtert Health - Milwaukee, WI
Froedtert Health supports their community in making health care and education available to all individuals by housing Gee's MKE Wellness Clinic in Gee's Clippers barbershop in Milwaukee, WI.
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Bellin Gives Back to the N.E.W. Community Clinic
Bellin Health (now Emplify) has partnered with N.E.W. Community Health since the 1970s to ensure underserved people have access to key health services. The partnership now includes physician volunteers, telehealth support, lab services, EPIC health record expertise and much more.
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Unique Apprenticeship Program Helps Essentia Health Prepare Clinical Assistants
With health care workers in short supply in rural areas, Essentia Health-Hayward’s creative clinical assistant apprenticeship program provides flexible, paid, mentored, on-the-job training and virtual learning for those with no health care experience.
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Event Aims to Change the Conversation Around Alcohol
UW-Eau Claire and Mayo Clinic Health System co-hosted a free community event highlighting the impact of alcohol consumption. Keynote speaker George Koob, PhD, an internationally recognized expert on alcohol and drug addiction, spoke to an audience of 300+ on “Changing the conversation around alcohol in the U.S.”
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