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Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation donates $2.2 million to Aurora
In recognition of the organization’s 45th anniversary year, the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Board announced 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.
Milwaukee VA center receives medical transfer board donation
The Paralyzed Veterans of America announced today that it will donate 10 medical transfer boards to each of the 25 Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury centers across the country, including one in Milwaukee.
Children’s Hospital redesignated as Level 4 Epilepsy Center
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin has been redesignated as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC). Level 4 is the highest level of specialized epilepsy care available, and the Children’s Hospital is the only Level 4 pediatric epilepsy program in the state.
Chiropractor conducts posture program at Milwaukee high school
Dr. William Apps from Wauwatosa-based Apps Chiropractic & Wellness Center recently discovered a trend affecting adolescent patients that led him to partner with Milwaukee’s Divine Savior Holy Angels (DSHA) High School on a six-week posture improvement program.
How the ACA ruling could impact employers, providers
Milwaukee-based law firm Quarles & Brady LLP on Tuesday hosted a webinar to provide an update to employers and health care providers on the impending U.S. Supreme Court decision that may ultimately decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act.
Status quo no longer works for state’s Medicaid program
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.
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Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation donates $2.2 million to Aurora
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.
American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest awarded $2 million grant
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.
Physicians Realty Trust narrows loss
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.
Invitation to attend the BizExpo
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.
