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UW Health Eastpark Medical Center will begin seeing patients late October as construction continues to remain on schedule.

MADISON, Wis. -- UW Healths Eastpark Medical Center will open to patients on Oct. 28, the healthcare provider said Friday.

The UW Health board authorized up to $310 million for the project, though the construction cost is anticipated to be between $180 and $220 million.

MADISON, Wis. -- Big changes are coming to University Hospital and East Madison Hospital, UW Health announced Friday.

The project, next to the UW Health Digestive Health Center on Madisons West Side, is going before city officials for approval this summer.

Government officials are trying to figure out how to make better use of drugs that can keep people with COVID-19 out of the hospital. Thats an urgent but daunting challenge in Michigan, where hospitals are struggling to keep up with a surge in new cases. Monoclonal antibodies can hold the coronavirus in check by mimicking the bodys natural immune defenses. The drugs, produced by Regeneron and Eli Lilly, can keep people with mild to moderate COVID-19 out of the hospital and have emergency author...

Michigan Office of the Governor/AP hide caption toggle caption Michigan Office of the Governor/AP In an update on COVID-19 Wednesday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer discussed the states efforts to expand the use of monoclonal antibody therapy to help those diagnosed with COVID-19 avoid hospitalization. Michigan Office of the Governor/AP Government officials are trying to figure out how to make better use of drugs that can keep people with COVID-19 out of ...

Copy shortlink: More than a month after shipments of a promising new COVID-19 treatment started arriving in Minnesota, most of the doses havent been used even though doctors initially feared demand would far outstrip supply. State health officials say some medical centers have reported a surprising lack of patient interest in the outpatient antibody therapy, which might help people avoid hospitalization, but requires an hourlong infusion. Health systems also have struggl...

Low Demand For Antibody Drugs Against COVID-19 Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. President Trump boards Marine One for a trip from the White House to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment in early October. Trump received Regenerons antibody cocktail during his illness. Alex Brandon / AP Federal officials are disappointed to find that the monoclonal antibody drugs theyve shipped across the country arent being used rapidly. T...

  / President Trump boards Marine One for a trip from the White House to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment in early October. Trump received Regenerons antibody cocktail during his illness. // AP, Alex Brandon Federal officials are disappointed to find that the monoclonal antibody drugs theyve shipped across the country arent being used rapidly. These drugs are designed to prevent people recently diagnosed with COVID-19 from ending up in the hospital. But...