Vol. 68, Issue 8
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Four Weeks Until Advocacy Day – Is Your Hospital or Health System Represented?
- President’s Column: Wisconsin Hospitals Committed to Transparency
- Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment Approves Statewide Workforce Strategic Plan
- Legislation Aimed at Addressing Delayed Discharges from Hospitals Debated at the Capitol
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Nursing ServicesMay. 14, 2025
2025 WHA Workforce ForumMay. 22, 2025
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Four Weeks Until Advocacy Day – Is Your Hospital or Health System Represented?
Advocacy Day is right around the corner with only four weeks until nearly 1,000 grassroots advocates gather in Madison for a day of learning and advocating on important health care issues facing our state.
This year's event will be held at the Monona Terrace in Madison on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, and will feature keynote speaker Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association. Additionally, WHA will have an outstanding bipartisan legislative panel with lawmakers who will share their insights on health care issues and the policymaking process.
There is no cost to attend Advocacy Day, but pre-registration is required. Register here.
The following hospitals and health systems have registered one or more health care advocates for Advocacy Day so far:
AdventHealth Durand
Allina Health System
Ascension Wisconsin, including:
Black River Memorial Hospital, Inc.
Burnett Medical Center
Children’s Wisconsin, including:
Door County Medical Center
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services
Fort HealthCare
Froedtert Health, including:
HealthPartners, including:
Reedsburg Area Medical Center
River Falls Area Hospital
Rogers Behavioral Health
Sauk Prairie Healthcare
Southwest Health
Spooner Health
SSM Health Wisconsin, including:
The Richland Hospital, Inc.
ThedaCare, including:
Upland Hills Health, Inc.
UW Health
Vernon Memorial Healthcare
Western Wisconsin Health
William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital
Willow Creek Behavioral Health
The following WHA Corporate Members are registered:
This year's event will be held at the Monona Terrace in Madison on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, and will feature keynote speaker Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association. Additionally, WHA will have an outstanding bipartisan legislative panel with lawmakers who will share their insights on health care issues and the policymaking process.
There is no cost to attend Advocacy Day, but pre-registration is required. Register here.
The following hospitals and health systems have registered one or more health care advocates for Advocacy Day so far:
AdventHealth Durand
Allina Health System
Ascension Wisconsin, including:
- Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus
- Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus
- Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus
- Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s
- Aurora Health Care
- Aurora Medical Center - Grafton
- Aurora Medical Center - Kenosha
- Aurora Medical Center - Summit
- Aurora Sinai Medical Center
- Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
- Aurora Psychiatric Hospital
- Bellin Health Oconto Hospital
- Bellin Hospital
- Bellin Psychiatric Center
- Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
- Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics
- Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics
- Gundersen Tri County Hospital & Clinics
Black River Memorial Hospital, Inc.
Burnett Medical Center
Children’s Wisconsin, including:
- Children's Wisconsin - Fox Valley Hospital
- Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital
Door County Medical Center
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services
Fort HealthCare
Froedtert Health, including:
- Froedtert West Bend Hospital
- Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
- Froedtert Hospital
- Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
HealthPartners, including:
- Hudson Hospital & Clinic
- HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital
- HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital
- Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam
- Mayo Clinic Health System - La Crosse
- Mayo Clinic Health System SWWI
- Mercyhealth Hospital and Medical Center – Walworth
Reedsburg Area Medical Center
River Falls Area Hospital
Rogers Behavioral Health
Sauk Prairie Healthcare
Southwest Health
Spooner Health
SSM Health Wisconsin, including:
- SSM Health - Madison
- SSM Health - St Clare Baraboo
- SSM Health - St. Agnes Hospital
- SSM Health Monroe Hospital
- SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital
- SSM Health St Mary's Janesville
- SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison
- SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital
The Richland Hospital, Inc.
ThedaCare, including:
- ThedaCare Medical Center - Berlin
- ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton
Upland Hills Health, Inc.
UW Health
Vernon Memorial Healthcare
Western Wisconsin Health
William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital
Willow Creek Behavioral Health
The following WHA Corporate Members are registered:
- AstraZeneca Acute Care
- CG Schmidt, Inc.
- EUA
- J.H. Findorff and Son, Inc.
- Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.
- M3 Insurance
- Maxim Healthcare Staffing
- Somerville Architects and Engineers
- The Kammer Group, LLC
- Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
- Superior Health Quality Alliance
- Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
