Tricia Burkett, coordinator of Safe Place for Newborns, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – St. Joseph
For Tricia Burkett, Wisconsin's safe haven law hits home. Burkett is the adoptive mother of a baby girl, now 2 years old, who was safely relinquished by her birth mother through the Safe Place for Newborns program, now based in Milwaukee.
Ilse Tikkanen, R.N., coordinator, Bariatric Center of Excellence, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – Elmbrook Memorial Hospital
Ilse Tikkanen's advice for how caregivers should treat patients can be boiled down to this simple phrase: Walk in their shoes.
Mark Rakowski, executive director, Children’s Community Health Plan
Milwaukee has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation. So, when officials at Children's Community Health Plan learned that a certain drug therapy known as 17P was making a difference in lowering premature births, they decided to investigate the therapy further.
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee
Columbia St. Mary's new hospital building on Milwaukee's east side is often described as a "hospital of the future." But long before the new hospital opened its doors in October, its predecessor hospitals were on the forefront of health care in Milwaukee.
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Bucyrus and Ladish pensions likely to be preserved
Two of metropolitan Milwaukee area's largest manufacturing companies – Bucyrus International Inc. and Ladish Co. Inc. – recently announced that they would be acquired for $8.6 billion and $778 million, respectively.
Fox launches investment banking firm
The sluggish mergers and acquisition market of 2009 and early 2010 has given a well-known Milwaukee investment banker the time and opportunity to launch her own firm in order to capitalize on the resurgent market of the second half of this year and in 2011.
New boutique law firm offers estate and succession planning
When a privately held business is sold, the former owners of that company usually receive a financial windfall and frequently need estate planning, wealth management and related financial services.
Mandel Group provides free space for creative companies
In an attempt to foster a vibrant urban environment, the Milwaukee city zoning codes often require new buildings in the downtown area to have retail space on the first floor. However, that space has been difficult for many building owners to fill, especially since the Great Recession began.
