Spooner Health Hosts Career Exploration Program For Spooner Middle School Students

Nine students from the after-school program joined their teacher over a period of nine weeks to learn about the incredible variety of healthcare career opportunities.

Celebrating Health Care Access: Physical Therapy Services Now Available Across Rural Wisconsin

'NorthLakes has been able to offer PT to patients across rural Wisconsin, regardless of their ability to pay.'

Tamarack Health In Hayward Offers Enhanced Pregnancy And Birth Care Services With A Focus On Continuity Of Care

Facility and staff is equipped to fill the need for expecting mothers where Hayward is now their closest option.

Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake To Temporarily Pause Labor And Delivery

Labor and delivery services will be temporarily paused beginning May 1 due to staffing limitations.

Morning Headlines - Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024

U.S. & World and Wisconsin headlines, and today's meme.

Jenna Green Named As Respiratory Therapy Director & Safety Officer For Spooner Health

There is a new face greeting patients in the Respiratory Therapy Department at Spooner Health.

Spooner Health Hosting Free Varicose Vein Screening Event

If you have signs or symptoms of varicose veins, come to Spooner Health for a free vein screening appointment.

Bethany Clemenson Joins The Spooner Health Team As Education Director

Please join Spooner Health in congratulating Bethany on her new role!

Spooner Health Receives 2023 Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian Of Excellence Award

This award is part of Press Ganey’s annual ranking of the top hospitals and health systems in the country.

Volunteers Of Spooner Health Scholarship Applications Are Now Open

Scholarship Opportunity Available for Students Going into a Health-Related Field.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed In Washburn County

DATCP has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial flock in Washburn County. 

Wisconsin Implements 12-Month Continuous Health Insurance Coverage For Children

Mandated by federal legislation, the change stabilizes health insurance for kids in BadgerCare Plus and other Medicaid programs.

DHS Confirms Pediatric Respiratory Illness-Associated Death In Wisconsin

DHS encourages everyone 6 months and older to get vaccinated and take action to reduce the spread of illness.

DATCP: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed In Barron County

HPAI identified in a commercial flock in Barron County.

Spooner Health Recognized For Performance Leadership By The Chartis Center For Rural Health

Spooner Health has been recognized with a 2023 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Patient Perspective.

Kwik Trip Recalls Specific Fruit Cups, Trays Due To Potential Salmonella Contamination

Kwik Trip, Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall of three varieties of fresh-cut fruit cup and tray products.

Cantaloupes Linked To Salmonella Infections Sold In Wisconsin

At least four people in four counties have become ill; two of them hospitalized.

Spooner Health Welcomes Anne Focht As The New Social Services Director

Please join Spooner Health in congratulating Anne Focht on her new role.

Wisconsin Underage Tobacco, Vape Sales Rise In 2023

If underage tobacco sales exceed 20%, Wisconsin stands to lose millions in federal funding resources.

Northlakes Community Clinic To Acquire Orthopedic Spine & Therapy’s Northern Offices

In December, the Bayfield, Iron River, Poplar and Solon Springs clinics will become part of NLCC.

BMC Converts To A New Electronic Health Record System

BMC converted its electronic health record software system to Epic, the number one electronic health record software company in the country.

Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday At Burnett Medical Center

Mark your calendar, from 9:00am-12:00pm at Burnett Medical Center on Saturday, October 28th, 2023.

Burnett Medical Center Welcomes New Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Nicole Kelsen

Burnett Medical Center is pleased to have Nicole Kelsen, DO, serve the community in the area of Orthopedics.

Memorial Medical Center And Hayward Area Memorial Hospital To Become Tamarack Health

The hospitals remain locally led and governed while unifying under one parent brand name.