State News
Grow Wisconsin – The Next Steps
Governor Jim Doyle launched Grow Wisconsin – The Next Steps which is a comprehensive plan that invests in real priorities to foster innovation, seizes new energy opportunities, makes health care more affordable and builds an educated workforce ready to compete around the world. [Read article]
Gov. Doyle's State of the State Address
Making Healthcare Affordable was a theme in Gov. Doyle’s speech. [Read speech text; Related articles 1; Related articles 2]
Tribe Donates $1 Million for Indian Clinic
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Community has announced a grant for $1 million to the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians for construction of a health clinic. Its previous clinic was destroyed by an electrical fire in July 2006. [Read article]
End-Of-Life Care: Key Components Provided by Programs in Four States
Describes six key components in providing care to Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life. Discusses challenges of providing end-of-life care services to rural residents. Information from site visits in Arizona, Florida, Oregon, and Wisconsin. [Read article]
Mental Health Clinic in Motion
Three of the region's health care providers have joined forces to create a mental health clinic for children and teens. The pediatric behavioral health services clinic will open this summer in Menasha. [Read article]
Hayward Feeling a Slight 'Pinch' Due to Physician Shortage
According to a report by the Wisconsin Hospital Association and the Wisconsin Medical Society there is indeed a shortage of primary care physicians in rural Wisconsin and that specialty physicians such as radiologists and surgeons are even more in demand. The report determined that by 2015, demand for primary care physicians will increase by 13.5 percent, unless strategic efforts are in place to recruit physicians to rural parts of Wisconsin. On top of that, the pool of practicing physicians is projected to decrease overall. [Read article]
Teaming Up For Better Health
Sometimes, it's possible to turn a negative into a positive. That's what a newly formed group is hoping to do concerning Juneau county's health. A study from over a year ago listed Juneau County as the unhealthiest county in Wisconsin and businesses and residents stood up and took notice. [Read article]
National Policy Advisor Appointed
In a move to marshal practical prevention solutions to conquer the national health care crisis, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc. has named former Secretary of Health & Human Services and former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson as the company's National Policy Advisor. Thompson will assist the company in mobilizing employers, government entities and health care providers to focus on prevention, early detection and chronic condition management as the solution to the health crisis facing the nation. [Read article]
