[CUBA CITY, WI] —- To meet growing needs and to ensure ongoing local access to quality care, Southwest Health will replace their current Cuba City Clinic with a new facility to be located on the south end of Main Street in Cuba City. Construction will begin in the spring of 2021, and the completed 8,500 [read more]
[Platteville, WI] —- Thanks to the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, Southwest Health EMS purchased three Doppler units, one for each of their ambulances. The Doppler units were purchased with the grant money plus money donated by Southwest Health’s ETC (Employees That Care) group. Doppler technology allows staff to monitor heart tones in real time, [read more]
As part of their effort to improve care for the most critically ill patients during transport between facilities, Southwest Health announces their Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team successfully upgraded from the Paramedic level to the Critical Care Paramedic level. This level of care is used when transporting the most seriously ill and injured patients between [read more]
As Southwest Health advances on construction of 26,000 square feet of new outpatient clinic spaces to continue meeting the region’s healthcare needs, they also announce the addition of General Surgeon, Maggie Steinbeisser, DO, to their growing professional Medical Staff. In addition to a wide range of laparoscopic and endoscopic general surgery capabilities, Dr. Steinbeisser brings [read more]
For farmer Jerry Breuer of Patch Grove, the day of Thursday, June 25th seemed like any other day. But that afternoon he experienced a life-threatening emergency of which he would have no memory. At 12:51 pm, a 911 call was placed from the Platteville Menards store where Jerry had collapsed from a sudden cardiac arrest. [read more]
Southwest Health was recognized recently as a 2020 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey. The Guardian of Excellence Award honors top-performing healthcare organizations who achieve or exceed the 95th percentile on a national basis for performance based on patients’ experience as reported directly in patient surveys. The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award [read more]
The long history of healthcare in southwest Wisconsin – because it’s vital to the lives of everyone in the region – is in many ways a story shared by all. And since the first hospital was built in Platteville in 1846, that history has been one of growth and service. This year, over the summer [read more]
Southwest Health announces they have reached an agreement to purchase the Eye Care Center and optometry practice of Dr. Paul Lueck at 346 Main Street in Darlington. With eye care clinics in Platteville and Lancaster, this will be the third Eye Center location operated by Southwest Health, and the anticipated opening date for the new [read more]
To ensure quality care for southwest Wisconsin seniors, Southwest Health is partnering with Marquardt Management Services of Watertown, Wisconsin, effective August 1. Through this new joint venture, Southwest Health and Marquardt Management Services will invest in providing and expanding senior services to the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa and community members of SW Wisconsin through owning [read more]
As a result of COVID19 precautions, Southwest Health’s free walking club, called Sole Mates, will not be gathering weekly for group walks, yet the group is launching their popular 100 Miles in 100 Days Community Walking Challenge to begin July 1. “I’ve really enjoyed getting to know the members of this group and spending time [read more]
