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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Wisconsin are at their highest level since January 2021

State requesting 100 federal workers to assist

Wisconsin hospitals invested nearly $1.9 billion in their communities via charity care, subsidized health services, community health improvement services and other expenditures, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) 2021 Community Benefits Report.

The current situation is frustrating and confusing, WHA CEO says Photo by John Maniaci, courtesy of UW Health As Wisconsin plans to open up more vaccination sites, the Wisconsin Hospital Association CEO said hospitals could be vaccinating more people, but the supply is not keeping up with the demand. The Wisconsin Hospital Association CEO Eric Borgerding said in a statement he is frustrated with the state’s hospitals and health system’s limited supply of the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin. V...

and last updated 2021-02-16 10:51:03-05 MILWAUKEE — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers are down across the state of Wisconsin, but officials caution we shouldn’t let our guard down against the virus. According to the Wisconsin Hospital Association, there are currently 412 patients with coronavirus in the hospital. That’s down from the November high of 2,277. “We’ve seen the numbers decline almost as rapidly as they inclined,” says Wisconsin Hospital Association CEO...

A broad coalition of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, health care professionals, local governments and others on Thursday recommended bolstering regional

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A broad coalition of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, health...

Adults in Wisconsin ages 65 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next week.

Replies(5) According to state health officials, COVID-19 has more severe consequences in older adults and prioritizing this population will help protect more Wisconsinites from serious illness and death. (Shutterstock) ACROSS WISCONSIN — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Tuesday that adults over the age of 65 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 25. Currently, front-line health care workers, residents in long-term care facilities (nursing homes and ass...

DAVID WAHLBERG People 65 and older in Wisconsin will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, the state Department of Health Services said Tuesday, as a portion of the general public gets its first chance for protection against the pandemic that has claimed more than 5,500 lives in the state and some 400,000 nationwide. But with 700,000 older adults in Wisconsin and only about 70,000 first doses of the vaccine arriving weekly, seniors seeking shots at their medical clin...