Health Care

Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care has purchased the Manitowoc Surgery Center, 1720 Memorial Drive in Manitowoc, making it part of Aurora Medical Center in Manitowoc County.

Although millions of Americans who tried to navigate through the launch of Affordable Care Act exchange website became bogged down because of the overwhelming traffic and could not complete their health insurance applications this week, Alex Bustamante was among the folks who managed to cross the Obamacare goal line.

Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation-Milwaukee in Greenfield, formerly known as Mount Carmel, announced today it is seeking permission from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to close, according to a letter sent to residents and family members.

Violence is a complicated public health issue. We have seen heartless and ruthless behavior among citizens who use violent actions or sometimes even lethal force to solve problems. That exposes a deeper issue in our community. The violent society we all live in leads more people to normalize these situations. We can’t allow that to happen. With the many young people and numerous residents dying, it is proof we are losing this battle to decrease violence and violent crime in our community.

There’s an old adage in sports “no pain, no gain.” We’ve all heard it and most of us accept that hard work and a little pain pay off in athletics. The same can be said for many things in life. Yet, it appears that not everyone in Washington agrees.

As we watch the unfunny circus over the federal budget in the Capitol, it is hard to fathom either side’s position.

The Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative, a nonprofit organization selling health insurance plans on the new Affordable Care Act-created health insurance marketplaces, officially launched today, with some of its early adopters reporting they are saving costs for employee health care.

The federal government is closed, and the Affordable Care Act is open.

Although the U.S. government appears to be on the brink of shutting down, Wisconsin's health care marketplace is ready for Tuesday's Affordable Care Act rollout, according to Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel.

Michael Anderes, VP of Clinical and Support Services, Froedtert & The Medical College of WisconsinDanielle Anton, QC Lab Technician,...