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Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex to shut down
The Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex at the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa will shut down for good on Sept. 9, after more than 40 years of operation.
Madison-based Immuto Scientific awarded $2.5 million national grant
Madison-based Immuto Scientific, a biotechnology company providing drug discovery services, is the recipient of a $2.5 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
HPS|PayMedix names new president
Milwaukee-based Health Payment Systems, Inc. (HPS) and PayMedix, a health care payment processing system, have named Brian Marsella as president.
Heritage Senior Living names new chief nursing officer
West Allis-based Heritage Senior Living recently promoted Amanda Runnoe as its chief nursing officer.
Marquette professor gets $1.8 million grant for work that can create safer drugs
Another Marquette University professor is getting a grant to help fund their research. Joseph Clark, associate professor of chemistry,...
New president named for Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
Carrie Killoran has been named the new president of Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center.
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Vivent to relocate downtown HIV clinic to space near Deer District, future museum site
Vivent Health will open a new, expanded HIV health clinic at 1311 N. Sixth St. in the Hillside neighborhood near the Deer District in downtown Milwaukee.
Dentist charged with health care fraud sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison
Scott Charmoli, a Grafton resident who worked as a dentist at a practice in the Washington County village of Jackson has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for purposefully damaging the teeth of several patients during hundreds of crown procedures. He was also ordered to pay over $1 million in forfeiture.
Vivent Health names new COO
Milwaukee-based Vivent Health announced that it has named Brandon Hill as its new executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Milwaukee data science company Sift Healthcare raises $9 million
Milwaukee-based Sift Healthcare, a data science company that helps health care providers receive increased patient payment and payer reimbursement, has closed a $9 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Allos Ventures and First Trust Capital Partners. The Winnebago Seed Fund is one of several early investors in the company.
