RWHC News & Updates

2020 Rural Health Ambassador Award Winners Announced

posted on 12/16/2020 10:39:00 AM

The Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) has established the Rural Health Ambassador Award to recognize employees at member hospitals who have gone above the call of duty in promoting their respective organizations, and made significant contribu...

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State, Rural Health Officials Don't Expect Issues Distributing Coronavirus Vaccine To Rural Wisconsin

posted on 12/15/2020 1:01:00 PM

Rural Health Providers Had Worried About Dry Ice, Ultra Cold Storage

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January issue of RWHC Eye On Health

posted on 12/11/2020 2:06:00 PM

This issue includes: “Why I Trust the COVID Vaccine”, A Rural Vision for the Post COVID Era, Post Pandemic Challenges AND Opportunities, Leadership Insights: “Mr. Rogers’ Leaders”, STOP the COVID Spread, RWHC Seeks Director of Community Eco...

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In Wisconsin, The Wait For Coronavirus Vaccine Is A New Public Health Problem

posted on 12/10/2020 10:59:00 AM

Doctors Urge Vigilance As Vaccine Rollout Is Expected To Take Months. - By Shamane Mills, WPR

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Frontline Wisconsin Health Care Workers Appeal for Safe Practices

posted on 12/7/2020 3:32:00 PM

New Stop the COVID Spread! coalition message draws upon experiences of overwhelmed healthcare workforce

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Working Together

posted on 11/30/2020 2:00:00 PM

After another election, it’s clear that Wisconsin has some political differences. But fighting the spread of COVID-19 is something we can all agree on. See the new bipartisan message from Speaker Vos, Congressman Pocan and the #STOPtheCOVIDspread co...

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Believe Nurses. Believe Doctors.

posted on 11/25/2020 9:33:00 AM

This is Andrea, an ICU nurse at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - Madison, talking about the hardest part of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Supporting Employee and Patient Families with Child Care Assistance

posted on 11/23/2020 2:26:00 PM

Childcare has emerged as a top priority in all three of Wisconsin Partners’ regional groups. We’ve seen how childcare has been a challenge for parents, grandparents, providers, and employers, thereby affecting the community at large. And, even thou...

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An Open Letter to the People of Wisconsin

posted on 11/23/2020 8:50:00 AM

Signed by thousands of us in Wisconsin healthcare and being published statewide. "Wisconsin, we love you. Many of us grew up here, others chose to live here. We all work to serve you. We will do anything we can to take care of you. You are our neighb...

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Wisconsin Public Radio - Newsmakers

posted on 11/23/2020 8:14:00 AM

A truly excellent interview with David Hartberg, Vernon Memorial Healthcare CEO and RWHC President. (David’s interview is from minute 2:26 to 15:60) David hits it out of the park as he explains what our rural hospitals are now facing and how they ar...

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Pfizer and Moderna work to effectively ship and store coronavirus vaccine doses

posted on 11/20/2020 8:37:00 AM

(CBS News video) Our very own Tim Size sits down with CBS News, advocating for equal rural access to the vaccines. While two major drug companies await approval from the FDA on their coronavirus vaccines, behind the scenes, they're drawing up plans t...

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"No One Is Listening to Us" (from The Atlantic)

posted on 11/19/2020 8:28:00 AM

More people than ever are hospitalized with COVID-19. Health-care workers can’t go on like this.

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November 2020 Leadership Insights - Center. Enter. Add Value.

posted on 11/18/2020 9:05:00 AM

Issue 121 - "Center. Enter. Add Value."by Jo Anne Preston, Workforce & Organizational Development Senior Manager, RWHC

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Rural Healthcare’s COVID Crisis (WORT Radio - A Public Affair)

posted on 11/16/2020 2:28:00 PM

(WORT Radio) A Public Affair - Today on the show, we take a close look at the pandemic’s impact on rural hospitals and healthcare with journalist Lyle Muller of IowaWatch and Tim Size, executive director of Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative.

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