Vol. 68, Issue 51
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit — $8,740 Remaining to Goal
- Wisconsin Hospitals Provided $2.3 Billion in Community Benefits in 2023
- WHA Urges Congress to Act Quickly on Health Care Extensions as Federal Spending Package Collapses
- State Budget Committee Co-Chair Rep. Mark Born Shares Insights on State Budget with WHA Board
- Save the Date for WHA’s 2025 Advocacy Day – April 9
- GUEST COLUMN: Ransomware: What to Know to Create an Incident Response Plan
- Final Call for WHA Quality and Patient Safety Awards Applications
- Care for the Caregiver Webinar: Register Today
EDUCATION EVENTS
Mar. 11, 2025
Wisconsin Hospital Property Tax Exemption Developments and ApplicationsMar. 14, 2025
2025 Physician Leadership Development ConferenceApr. 9, 2025
2025 Advocacy DayClick here to view quality event calendar
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Thursday, December 19, 2024
Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit — $8,740 Remaining to Goal
Last chance to make your contribution, campaign closes Dec. 31
Time is running out on the Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit 2024 fundraising campaign, and more individual support is needed to ensure the $350,000 goal is met before Dec. 31. The campaign is just $8,740 shy of the finish line, and every contribution matters!
"Your individual support isn’t just about hitting a number—it’s about standing with your peers who are committed to strengthening health care across Wisconsin," said WHA President and CEO Eric Borgerding. "Your personal contribution helps support candidates for state office who understand the critical role our hospitals and health systems play in delivering high-quality care."
This is the last chance to make a difference before the clock runs out. By contributing now, individuals join a group of leaders dedicated to protecting and improving health care in our state. Don’t miss the opportunity to have your name included among those who step up at this crucial moment.
Contribute before December 31. Visit www.whconduit.com to make your contribution, or reach out to Kari Hofer at (608) 268-1816 or Nora Statsick at (608) 239-4535 for more information.
| Contributors ranging from $7,500 to $12,499 (Leaders Circle) | |
| Name | Organization |
| Borgerding, Eric & Dana | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Rathgaber, Scott | Emplify Health |
| Size, Tim | Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative |
| Skogsbergh, Jim | Advocate Health |
| Contributors ranging from $5,000 to $7,499 (Leaders Circle) | |
| Name | Organization |
| Anderson, Sue | SSM Health - Wisconsin, Inc. |
| Andrabi, Imran | ThedaCare |
| Heywood, Matt | Aspirus Health |
| Kammer, Peter | The Kammer Group |
| Kaplan, Alan | UW Health |
| Killoran, Carrie | Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center |
| Olson, David & Alig, Joanne | Froedtert ThedaCare Health & Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Peri, Gil | Children's Wisconsin |
| Schimmers, Heather | Emplify Health |
| Robiadek, Jay | UW Health |
| Russell, John | Prairie Ridge Health |
| Woleske, Chris | Emplify Health |
| Contributors ranging from $3,000 to $4,999 (Platinum Club) | |
| Name | Organization |
| Andersen, LeAnne | Emplify Health |
| Bahr, Jeffrey | Advocate Health |
| Boatwright, Damond | Hospital Sisters Health System |
| Chopra, Praveen | Emplify Health |
| Erdmann, Bryan | Emplify Health |
| Lewis, Caren | SSM Health - Wisconsin, Inc. |
| Lewis, Gordon | Burnett Medical Center |
| Mellon, Frank | ThedaCare |
| Natzke, Ryan | Marshfield Clinic Health System |
| O'Brien, Kyle | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Rohrbach, Dan | Southwest Health |
| Schulze, Connie | UW Health |
| Stanford, Matthew | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Timberlake, Karen | Children's Wisconsin |
| Turner, Scott | Children's Wisconsin |
| Van Meeteren, Robert | Reedsburg Area Medical Center |
| Zenk, Ann | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Contributors ranging from $2,000 to $2,999 (Gold Club) | |
| Name | Organization |
| Aulik, Juli | UW Health |
| Baenen, Sharla | Bellin Health |
| Bloch, Jodi | Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
| Brenton, Stephen | Froedtert ThedaCare Health |
| Burns, Nicole | Schreiber GR Group |
| Dalen-Bard, Jeffrey | Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh |
| Early, Annie | Schreiber GR Group |
| Erickson, Robert | Hospital Sisters Health System |
| Gutzeit, Michael | Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
| Harding, Edward | Aurora Medical Center - Bay Area |
| Hartberg, David | Vernon Memorial Healthcare |
| Hoelter, Jon | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Jolley, Dennis | UW Health |
| Kowalski, Todd | Emplify Health |
| Leitch, Laura | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| McCawley, Tom | Beloit Health System |
| McKevett, Timothy | Beloit Health System |
| Miller, Thomas | Aurora BayCare Medical Center |
| Newson, Reggie | Ascension Wisconsin |
| Pederson, Eilidh | Western Wisconsin Health |
| Schafer, Michael | Spooner Health System |
| Schnedler, Lisa | Upland Hills Health |
| Tesfasilassie, Dawit | SSM Health - Wisconsin, Inc. |
| Thornton, Eric | SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison |
| Contributors ranging from $1,500 to $1,999 (Gold Club) | |
| Name | Organization |
| Arquilla, Tom | Froedtert ThedaCare Health |
| Augsburger, Marc | Edgerton Hospital and Health Services |
| Basilotto, Steve | Froedtert Health |
| Bauer, Jessica | Aurora Medical Center in Washington County |
| Beirl, Luke | Tamarack Health |
| Bird, James | Beloit Health System |
| Birschbach, Nancy | SSM Health |
| Bryne, Frank | Forward Health Group |
| Cox, Sharon | Beloit Health System |
| Curran-Meuli, Jane | SSM Health Monroe Clinic |
| DeGroot, Daniel | Stoughton Health |
| Ericson, Allen | Froedtert ThedaCare Health |
| Farrell, Bill | Emplify Health |
| Flannery, Bob | UW Health |
| Flett, Will | ThedaCare |
| Franklin, Nathan | Emplify Health |
| Gehl, Carey | UW Health |
| Gisi, Dale | Froedtert ThedaCare Health |
| Harton, Lisa | Emplify Health |
| Hauser, Andrea | Emplify Health |
| Hoerneman, Brian | Marshfield Clinic Health System |
| Hoglund, Krista | Marshfield Clinic Health System |
| Iroegbu, Nkem | Aurora Sinai Medical Center |
| Just, Lisa | Advocate Health |
| Larson, Leigh Ann | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Lawrence, Dena | SSM Health Wisconsin |
| Levin, Jeremy | Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative |
| Lewis, Jonathan | UW Health |
| Mattson, Krister | Emplify Health |
| Matuszewski, Jonathan | Ascension Wisconsin |
| McNally, Maureen | Froedtert & MCW - Froedtert Hospital |
| Micka, Michelle | Emplify Health |
| Newcomer, Peter | UW Health |
| Nondorf, Kyle | SSM - St. Mary's Hospital Madison |
| Pothof, Jeffrey | UW Health |
| Potter, Brian | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Roesler, Bruce | The Richland Hospital, Inc. |
| Rudquist, Debra | Amery Hospital & Clinic |
| Russell, Thomas | UW Health |
| Sanders, Michael | 1100 Partners |
| Shilling, Jennifer | Mayo Clinic Health System - La Crosse |
| Vandenhouten, Peter | Bellin Health |
| Werner, Andrea | Emplify Health - Bellin Hospital |
| Woltman, Meghan | Advocate Health |
| Contributors ranging from $1,000 to $1,499 | |
| Name | Organization |
| Borge, Robin | Emplify Health |
| Dockendorf, Angela | River Falls Area Hospital |
| Dolan, Michael | Bellin and Gundersen Health System |
| Gapko, Dawn | Aspirus Stanley Hospital |
| Hanus, Andrew | Advocate Health |
| Havens, Sarah | Emplify Health |
| Hofer, Karoline | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Jamieson, Donna | Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha |
| Larson, Margaret | Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus |
| Luz, Janine | Emplify Health |
| Massey, Steven | Westfields Hospital |
| McManmon, Kristin | Ascension Wisconsin |
| Murphy, Maureen | SSM Health St. Clare - Baraboo |
| Rakowski, Mark | Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
| Rude, Nels | The Kammer Group |
| Sommers, Craig | SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison |
| Sprecher, Lon | Retired |
| Stamas, Peter | Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus |
| Statsick, Nora | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Stewart, Jeff | Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
| Storey, Andre | Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee |
| Van Pelt, Ben | SSM Health - Wisconsin, Inc. |
| Waldoch, Tim | Ascension Wisconsin |
| Whelan, David | Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
| Contributors ranging from $500 to $999 | |
| Name | Organization |
| Allen, Nadine | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Anderson, Sandra | Discover U |
| Arnett, James | UnityPoint Health Meriter |
| Balacek, Patricia | Emplify Health |
| Bieber, Julie | Emplify Health - Bellin Oconto Hospital |
| Braudt, Theresa | Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital & Clinics |
| Bressler, Kathy | Marshfield Clinic Health System |
| Busch, Rebecca | Spooner Health System |
| Carter, Shane | Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh |
| Childers, David | UnityPoint Health Meriter |
| Craig, Jason | SSM Health |
| Cunningham, Dennis | Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus |
| Daly, Derek | Tomah Health |
| Detterman, Lynn | ThedaCare |
| Horvath, Paul | Mayo Clinic Health System Red Cedar in Menomonie |
| Lux, Teri | Froedtert & MCW - Froedtert Hospital |
| Marquardt, Amy | Froedtert ThedaCare Health |
| Matzke, Wayne | Retired |
| Mueller, Jennifer | WHA Information Center |
| Nelson, James | Fort HealthCare |
| Olson, Joni | Gundersen Tri-County Hospital and Clinics |
| Ottenbaker, David | SSM Health - Wisconsin, Inc. |
| Owens, Donna | Ascension Wisconsin |
| Peterson, Douglas | AdventHealth |
| Porter, Kay | SSM Health Wisconsin |
| Prise, Eric | Tomah Health |
| Prunty, Brian | Aspirus, Inc. |
| Punzenberger, Lindsay | Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
| Redman-Schell, Jennifer | Aspirus, Inc. |
| Roundy, Ann | Prairie Ridge Health |
| Sautebin, Michael | Marshfield Clinic Health System |
| Sczygelski, Sidney | Aspirus, Inc. |
| Selvick, Carl | Black River Memorial Hospital |
| Sisney, Mary | Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
| Smith, Shane | SSM Health - Wisconsin, Inc. |
| Statz, Darrell | Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative |
| Stephens, Brian | Door County Medical Center |
| Sullivan, Healther | SSM Health - St. Agnes Hospital |
| Theiler, Teri | Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital |
| Tucker, Jeffrey | Marshfield Clinic Health System |
| Vitello, Jodilynn | UW Health |
| Wicklander, Jeffrey | Aspirus Wausau Hospital |
| Wiegel, Molly | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Williams, Janice | WHA Information Center |
| Contributors ranging from $0 to $499 | |
| Name | Organization |
| Abey, Michelle | Stoughton Health |
| Albrecht, Rachel | Emplify Health |
| Brabant, Chris | HSHS - St. Clare Memorial Hospital |
| Bullerdick, Christine | Ascension Wisconsin |
| Bunten. Sherry | Aspirus Langlade Hospital |
| Competente, Brian | WHA Information Center |
| Cypher, Sarah | Froedtert Health |
| Dermer, Nicole | Ascension Wisconsin |
| Dilley, Emily | Prairie Ridge Health |
| Drone, Kim | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Engels, Melanie | Froedtert Health |
| Field, Teresa | Reedsburg Area Medical Center |
| Fleuette, Laurie | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Foster, Angelia | Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam |
| Gill, Nicole | SSM Health Wisconsin |
| Grahl, Nila | Children's Wisconsin |
| Groseth, Bradley | Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake |
| Hack, Tyler | Aspirus, Inc. |
| Hermel, Cindy | Aspirus Wausau Hospital |
| Hermes, Amy | Stoughton Health |
| Judd, Marie | Columbia St. Mary's, Inc. |
| Klick, Connie | Children's Wisconsin |
| Kopp, Stacy | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| LaHam, Mary | SSM Health - St. Mary's Hospital Madison |
| Lechnir, Tina | Emplify Health |
| Lee, Don | Ascension Wisconsin |
| McCoic, Kristie | Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics |
| McGinnis, Brian | Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh |
| Murphy, Kayla | SSM - St. Mary's Janesville Hospital |
| Parkhurst, Brandon | Marshfield Clinic Health System |
| Pasard, Gail | SSM Health Wisconsin |
| Penovich, Carrie | Aurora Medical Center - Manitowoc County |
| Perez-Guerra, Frank | Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics |
| Preston, Lindsey | Emplify Health |
| Pritchett, Jenny | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Reid, Shelly | Advocate Health |
| Schattschneider, Tami | SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital |
| Smith, Julia | Black River Memorial Hospital |
| Stuessy, Maria | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
| Vandenberg, Dawn | SSM Health Wisconsin |
| Wallace, Michael | Fort HealthCare |
| Wright, Daniel | Ascension Wisconsin |
| Young, Hannah | Prairie Ridge Health |
| Zimpel, Casey | Wisconsin Hospital Association |
