Health Care
Conversations about breast health can save lives
I’m no stranger to breast cancer. My mother and aunt both lost their fights with breast cancer … within a month of each other. And, seven months later, at age 39, I myself was diagnosed with breast cancer during my yearly checkup – a routine mammogram.
Community Care Inc. names Munson as CEO
Milwaukee-based Community Care Inc. (CCI) today announced that Kenneth Munson, former regional director of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, has been named chief executive officer, effective today.
FEI Behavioral Health forms partnership
Milwaukee-based FEI Behavioral Health, a national employee assistance program (EAP), wellness and crisis management company, announced a new partnership with Atlanta-based nonprofit family service agency Families First.
WellPoint reports strong quarter
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc., the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Wisconsin, today announced reported first quarter net income of $885.2 million, or $2.89 per share, up from $856.5 million, or $2.53 per share, in the same period a year ago.
New health and wellness business opens in Brookfield
Weigh2Life, a new health and wellness business, has opened an office in Brookfield at 200 S. Executive Drive.
Olson family donates $1 million to Marquette
A Marquette University alumnus has posthumously donated $1 million in merit-based achievement awards and annual support for professional faculty and staff development, Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., university president, announced.
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Patient Care launches reform resource service
Milwaukee-based Patient Care has launched Exchange Advocate, a new service to help its members, clients and consultants understand health care reforms.
OSHA cites Cudahy plant for violations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Joy-Mark Inc. for six health violations, including two repeat citations, for exposing workers to airborne refractory ceramic fiber at the mold manufacturing facility in Cudahy.
Medical College receives grant to study coronary artery disease
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the mechanisms and agents influencing blood flow to the heart.
Medical College receives grant to study coronary artery disease
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the mechanisms and agents influencing blood flow to the heart.
