Health Care

It's no surprise that education and health care receive the most funding in the state budget. Education spending represents half of the budget. Health care costs represent a third of the budget. What is surprising, however, is the discrepancy in spending increases between these two budgets over recent years.

In recognition of the organization’s 45th anniversary year, the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Board announced today that it will donate $2.2 million to Aurora Health Care to support cancer care research. The donation, which will be given to Aurora at the foundation’s annual meeting on May 29, is the largest annual gift in the foundation’s history.

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest, based in Brookfield, was awarded a three-year, $2 million grant by the United Health Foundation to help support the “Partners for Asthma Action” project in 90 clinics across the Midwest, including the Milwaukee metro area.

Milwaukee-based Physicians Realty Trust, a self-managed health care real estate investment trust, today reported a fiscal first quarter net loss of $448,000, or 1 cent per share, which was an improvement over a net loss of $3.1 million, or 15 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

The Medical College of Wisconsin's 102nd annual commencement exercises will be held Friday, May 15 at 3:30 p.m. at the Milwaukee Theatre.

Tyme Inc., a New York-based clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, on Tuesday announced that former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson will be appointed to its board of directors in the third quarter of 2015. Thompson, who also served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under former President George W. Bush, is currently an advisor to Tyme’s board.

Wisconsin is the second most highly-rated state in the country based on the quality of its health care, only behind New Hampshire, according to the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

The Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee hosted a grand opening dedication last week for its new Aurora Neuroscience Innovation Institute. The institute includes a clinic, education suite, anatomic research lab, and two state-of-the-art neurosurgery suites featuring first-in-the-world technology.

Southeastern Wisconsin business leaders are invited to attend the 11th annual BizExpo, which will take place Wednesday, May 20, at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee.

While some may question the need for pre-employment drug screening, data from the National Institute of Health indicates that nearly 75 percent of all adult illicit drug users are employed.