Health Care

Aurora Health Care today announced that it is awarding a total of $6.6 million in grants through its Better Together Fund to nearly two dozen federally qualified health centers and free clinics throughout eastern Wisconsin. The funds will be used to help community-based providers improve access to primary care and behavioral health services.

Community Care Inc., a Brookfield-based nonprofit that provides long-term care coordination for older adults and adults with disabilities, has hired Jessica Malec as director of quality and risk.

Dr. B. Tucker Woodson, the director of the Froedtert Hospital/Medical College of Wisconsin Sleep Disorders Program, will give a presentation on the “Importance of Sleep and Hazards of Non Sleep.”

A grand opening was held today for the first Milwaukee County Partnership Memory Café. Located at Ferch's Malt Shoppe & Grille in Greendale, it is a place where people with dementia can socialize with their caregivers and others as they would have before their diagnosis.

The Milwaukee Center for Independence is scheduled to host a health care job fair on Tuesday, May 12 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. to recruit candidates for a number of positions, including registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.

About 150 doctors and community VIPs gathered on April 23 to celebrate the opening of the new Rogers Memorial Hospital-Brown Deer. The 56-bed inpatient facility located at 4600 W. Schroeder Drive opened on Monday.

This fall, Concordia University Wisconsin based in Mequon will begin offering incoming freshmen a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) accelerated track for Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Science (BSRS). The university said the program is due to the increased demand over the next 10 years for physical therapists and the rising cost of education.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing has launched a partnership to train fire department paramedics in community-based health care. The program will train paramedics to provide follow-up health care to frequent users of emergency medical services. Paramedics will receive training to support these patients and help change health behaviors before patients reach a crisis again.

Assurant Inc. announced it plans to sell or shut down its Assurant Health division, which is based in downtown Milwaukee.

The Centers for Transfusion and Transplant Medicine, an alliance of medical organizations that includes Milwaukee-based BloodCenter of Wisconsin, is rebranding with a new name and logo while also broadening its areas of expertise.