UW-Stevens Point reports that many students who are working toward degrees in nursing, clinical laboratory science and other health-related majors, are working full-time during the pandemic while taking full-time classes. 

Free rapid results COVID-19 tests are again available to community members at all three University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campuses. Testing began again on Feb. 1.

Aspirus Health has added its first all-electric vehicle (EV) to its fleet of company vehicles in Wausau, which is being used to transport lab specimens between Aspirus Wausau's testing center and a regional lab.

Northcentral Technical College (NTC) in Wausau announced Jan. 21 what it is calling “a one-of-a-kind apprenticeship program that aims to help increase essential healthcare workers.” 

Astudy of 17 schools in south Wood County that implemented measures such as mask wearing to limit the spread of COVID-19 shows that cases among students and teachers who participated in inperson learning remained “very low.” 

Free rapid-results COVID-19 tests continue to be available to community members at all three UW-Stevens Point campuses in January.

Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua announced it performed the 100th robotic surgery since opening on June 15, 2020. The da Vinci Xi Surgical System allows for minimally invasive robotic surgeries such as general surgery, gynecological and urologic procedures. The hospital also celebrated its…

An at-home COVID-19 saliva collection kit is now available to all Wisconsinites — with or without symptoms — at no cost. The goal is to make testing accessible to everyone.

Approximately 50 U.S. Army medical personnel, part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 operation, assisted healthcare providers at four Marshfield Clinic Health System hospitals with COVID-19 staffing in December. The assistance was the result of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) …

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) has announced $620,940 in grants to 16 nonprofits that provide services to Wisconsin veterans and their families.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is one of two Wisconsin hospitals named to the Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals in America for 2021 by Fortune and IBM Watson Health. This year's study included 980 U.S. hospitals with cardiovascular service lines.

Gov. Tony Evers recently issued Executive Order No. 94, advising Wisconsinites to stay home and avoid gatherings with members outside of their household.

Master of Science in Genetic Counseling program has been granted new program accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Council.The program joins 54 accredited genetic counseling programs nationwide and will help fill a need for genetic counselors in Wisconsin. According t…

Kevin Rist of Aspirus Heart & Vascular in Wausau has performed an implant of Abbott’s Gallant implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).

Wisconsin's food producers — the rural farm community — is at particular risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative has unveiled its Wisconsin Cancer Plan 2020- 2030, which lays out a blueprint to create a healthier Wisconsin to reduce the burden of cancer statewide.

Free rapid-results COVID-19 tests are available to community members at all three University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) campuses.

has again been recognized among the nation’s leading health plans by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for 2021.

The Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health has announced publication of a new fact sheet on disparities in youth justice and what communities can do to make a difference. It can be found at children.wi.gov.

UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are among the first sites in the country to study whether an investigational vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca can prevent COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Each day across the United States, an average of 20 veterans or active military members die by suicide. In Wisconsin, the most recent report on the impact of suicide found that, from 2013 to 2017, veterans accounted for almost one out of every five suicide deaths.

Aspirus has named Jeff Wicklander as the new president of Aspirus Wausau Hospital and Central Region. He assumed his role on Oct. 26 and reports directly to Matthew Heywood, president and CEO of the Aspirus system.

Ascension, Aspirus and Marshfield Clinic Health System have issued a joint statement, encouraging the community “to take the steps we know can reduce the spread of COVID19,” encouraging community members to follow “the guidance of public health agencies by wearing a face covering, practicing…

UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are among the first sites in the country to study whether an investigational vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca can prevent COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Kathy Palm, trauma and EMS coordinator for Aspirus Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids, is the recipient of the first annual Spirit Award.

Marshfield Clinic Health System is now welcoming patients to Cattails Cottage, a home on the Marshfield Medical Center campus in Marshfield for oncology patients to stay while undergoing cancer treatments.

US News and World Report announced its annual list of Best Hospitals for 2020. Of the 146 Wisconsin hospitals it evaluated, 15 hospitals met what US News and World Report describes as their “high standards.”

The city of Wausau announced that a $25M rehabilitation hospital will be constructed on the city’s westside. However, an exact location has not yet been determined.

ThedaCare Medical Center-Waupaca has been recognized as a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital in the nation by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. The recognition was announced at the virtual National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Critical Access Hospital Conference, held Sept. 23-25.

Mental Health Unit in Stevens Point is the 2020 recipient of the Providing Hope Award from the Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness Coalition of Portage County. It is awarded annually to individuals or agencies that provide hope to the community for people who struggle with mental …

The Wisconsin Technical College System Board and Mid-State Technical College have honored Aspirus Riverview Hospital and Clinics in Wisconsin Rapids with the 2020 Futuremaker Partner Award.

Security Health Plan of Wisconsin Inc. urges Wisconsin residents who have lost their health insurance in 2020 to see if they qualify for the recently-announced national emergency special enrollment period (SEP). It is available to any Wisconsin resident who qualified for a SEP in 2020 but mi…

Aspirus Arise, a Northcentral Wisconsin health-plan provider serving 20 counties, will change its name to Aspirus Health Plan, effective January 2021. 

Security Health Plan  is offering Wisconsin employers a new health-plan option for 2021 that has a predictable monthly cost, opportunity for refunds, protection against catastrophic expenses and transparency on how dollars are spent. 

Data reported Aug. 19 from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) from COVID-19 contact tracing indicates that the percent of people with confirmed cases after attending a gathering with people outside their home grew from seven percent of cases in May to 21 percent in June and 20…

In recognition for achievements and innovation in healthcare sustainability, three Aspirus Hospitals have received the 2020 Partner Recognition Award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in healthcare. 

Monica Hilt, regional president of Ascension Wisconsin Fox Valley and Stevens Point Hospitals, has been named chief operating officer of Ascension Wisconsin.

Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS) completed its acquisition of Ascension St. Clare’s Hospital in Weston and is renaming the hospital Marshfield Medical Center-Weston. Approximately 350 St. Clare’s employees became MCHS employees. 

Three Aspirus hospitals were honored by University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation for their ongoing commitment to saving and improving lives through organ and tissue donation.

Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua opened its new hospital with a ceremonial ribbon cutting July 27. Construction began in late 2018 on the 72,000-square-foot hospital attached to its existing clinic at 9601 Townline Road.

The most recent report from the American Association of Medical Assistants reports that medical assistant graduates from Nicolet College in Rhinelander consistently outperform other graduates from across the country on the national certification exam.

During the last few months, many businesses have been asking for liablity waivers (“exculpatory clauses”) to be signed by their customers in order to insulate themselves from damage claims relating to potential exposure to the COVID19 virus. That assignment may seem simple enough, but, in fa…

Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport (Spirit) has announced discontinuation of service of the Spirit 2 helicopter based at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff by the end of 2020 and the sunset of an operational agreement at the end of August for Spirit 3, a fixed wing aircraft ba…

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has awarded more than $2 million to North Central Health Care (NCHC) in Wausau as well as Milwaukee and Ashland counties to support the development and initial operations of three youth crisis stabilization facilities.This new residential care trea…

North Central Health Care (NCHC) of Wausau has selected Cerner Corporation, a global healthcare technology company, to implement its electronic health record (EHR) at three multi-specialty behavioral health care facilities across Wisconsin. Through this agreement, NCHC will use Cerner’s indu…

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Children's Wisconsin in six specialties as part of the new 2020-2021 Best Children's Hospitals rankings. Those specialty rankings include cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, gastroenterology and GI surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and…

The most recent report from the American Association of Medical Assistants shows that Nicolet College graduates consistently outperform other graduates from across the country on the national certification exam.

Aspirus Arise Health Plan will give back more than $580,000 in premium rebates to fully-insured individual members and employers. The rebates are the result of an overall drop in medical costs due to COVID19.