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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. Vaccination appointments have been delayed or canceled because hospitals are not receiving enough 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 Eric Borgerding. Borgerding says it’s hard to pinpoint an exact cause of the decline, but says...