Health Care
Versiti to collect plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients for potential treatment
Wauwatosa-based Versiti, Inc. will soon begin collecting plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to potentially treat those with the virus.
Dohmen acquires Madison-based online marketplace for local food producers, buyers
Milwaukee-based Dohmen has acquired FoodChain, an online marketplace and logistics company founded by University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni.
Wisconsin receives second PPE shipment from federal stockpile
Wisconsin has received another shipment of personal protective equipment from the federal repository and is beginning to distribute supplies to health care workers.
Advocate Aurora to establish overflow emergency department tents at all hospitals
Advocate Aurora Health is setting up emergency department overflow tents at all of its hospitals to prepare for a surge in patients with COVID-19 symptoms.
New public-private partnership expected to double Wisconsin’s COVID-19 testing capacity
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday a new public-private partnership that is expected to double the state’s current COVID-19 testing capacity.
Rogers Behavioral Health hiring for hundreds of positions, adopts telehealth amid COVID-19
Rogers Behavioral Health is seeking to fill hundreds of open positions as it continues to build out its mental health and addiction treatment programs.
Advocate Aurora postpones opening of $130 million Pleasant Prairie health center
Advocate Aurora Health has postponed the opening of its new $130 million health center in Pleasant Prairie because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
State launches personal protective equipment donation process
As Wisconsin braces for a shortage of personal protection equipment for its health care workers, the state has launched a new process for receiving supplies.
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Who’s on the Board: Advocate Aurora Health
David Anderson, founder and CEO, Great Lakes Regional Center
Michele Baker Richardson (board chair-elect), president and CEO, Higher Education Advocates
Joanne...
Innovations: Froedtert & MCW brain experts partner with UWM on new app
A team of Wisconsin brain experts and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee app developers have created a new tool that is...
Ascension Wisconsin will not bill uninsured patients for COVID-19 testing, treatment
Ascension Wisconsin will not bill its uninsured patients for testing and treatment related to COVID-19.
Local organizations form “Maskforce” to provide nurses, doctors with personal protective equipment
A grassroots effort dubbed the “Maskforce” has mobilized to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) by the hundreds of thousands for nurses and doctors on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
