One of the priorities identified in the 2021 community health needs assessment for Juneau County was access to affordable healthy foods. While a café is just a small service offered by Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston, team members knew that together they could help meet this need in big ways.

Despite the ongoing strain of the pandemic, Mile Bluff and its employees consistently gave back to the people around them. They went above and beyond the call of duty by providing financial support, volunteering their time, and donating needed items throughout their service area.  

Some of Mile Bluff’s recent initiatives:

• Employees donated more than 650 pounds of food to local pantries, including meat purchased by the hospital.
• Mile Bluff and its retail pharmacies financially supported a community sharing supper event, where employees braved the cold temperatures to hand out meals.
• Spurred on by the hospital’s donation, staff members pitched in to raise a combined total of almost $4,000 to benefit area food pantries. This was in partnership with a local realtor and radio station.
• With beef purchased by the hospital, Mile Bluff held free beef give-away events in a number of towns. Anyone who came while supplies lasted could receive free steak, ribs, roasts, etc.

Mile Bluff and its team members are proud to impact the community both inside the walls of the organization and beyond.