Since 2011, the health system members of the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership have supported the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County through an annual Health Improvement Fund (HIF)… Read More >
Since 2009, more than 50,000 emergency department visitors have been referred to primary care health homes through a collaboration among Milwaukee’s adult health systems and more than twenty safety net… Read More >
The Milwaukee Health Care Partnership is prominently featured in a July report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as part of its Culture of Health strategy. Milwaukee is one of… Read More >
Cathy Buck, MSN, RN, president of Froedtert Hospital, began a two-year term July 1 as chair of the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership. She succeeds Travis Andersen, south region president for… Read More >
Back by popular demand, the Partnership hosted its second annual MHCP Community Impact Tour in June, attended by nearly 40 health care leaders and stakeholders. Created for Partnership member executives, board chairs… Read More >
The Partnership’s health system members (Aurora Health Care, Ascension Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and Froedtert Health) share the funding and design of Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs) in six southeastern… Read More >
The Emergency Department Care Coordination (EDCC) Initiative seeks to decrease avoidable ED visits and related hospitalizations, and to reduce duplicative ED tests and procedures for Milwaukee’s low-income, vulnerable populations. One… Read More >
While health insurance Marketplace enrollments have declined, the Milwaukee Enrollment Network (MKEN)’s April coverage report shows that BadgerCare Plus (Medicaid) enrollment for childless adults in Milwaukee county has been steadily… Read More >
The Milwaukee Health Care Partnership was recognized at the Business Health Care Group (BHCG)’s annual meeting in October for its dedication to improving health care coverage, access, care coordination and… Read More >
Local officials and community representatives gathered at UW Milwaukee (UWM) on November 1 to kick off the fifth open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace. Held in conjunction with… Read More >