Healthcare

Sarah Trudgeon, a registered nurse and president of the local nurses union, warned the closure could have lasting effects on the community

Aspirus has announced those services will stop at the end of 2025, although they will keep offering pre-natal and post-natal care

Governor Tony Evers held an ice cream roundtable at Briq’s Soft Serve in Rhinelander with local leaders from three counties.

One of the biggest challenges is the “silver tsunami”—the health care workers aging out of the workforce without enough people to fill their positions AND those older adults needing more health care themselves.

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The two health care systems have completed their merger and are now one nonprofit integrated health system operating as Sanford Health.

The Oneida County Board passed a resolution last week urging state legislators and the Governor to provide funding to establish an inpatient acute behavioral health facility to serve counties in Northern Wisconsin.

In March 2024, Hospital Sisters Health System announced it was closing Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls.Nearly nine months later, Aspirus Health announced it is collaborating with Chippewa Falls Officials to build a new local hospital.

Hypermobile Ehler-Danlos Syndrome is a genetic connective tissue disorder. In the Northwoods, it’s a chronically misdiagnosed condition that many physicians have little experience with.

Hypermobile Ehler-Danlos Syndrome is a genetic connective tissue disorder. In the Northwoods, it’s a chronically misdiagnosed condition that many physicians have little experience with.