City of Racine – Today, the City of Racine announced Ascension Wisconsin will host a pop-up vaccination clinic at the City’s Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 19. The clinic will take place inside of the Dr. John Bryant Community Center, 601 Caron Butler Drive, from Noon to 4 p.m. Ascension Wisconsin will administer second doses […]
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Ascension Wisconsin to Begin COVID-19 Vaccination for Frontline Caregivers on Thursday
RACINE – Ascension Wisconsin, which operates Ascension-All Saints Hospital, 3801 Spring St., plans to begin vaccinating frontline caregivers on Thursday. The health care organization announced Wednesday that in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, among the first group eligible to receive the vaccines are frontline caregivers – particularly those serving in […]
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Collaborative Community Health Survey To Be Conducted
(Racine, WI) –Beginning October 2020, local health partners, including the Central Racine County Health Department, City of Racine Public Health Department, Ascension Wisconsin, Advocate Aurora Health, Children’s Wisconsin, and Health Care Network are urging residents to participate in a community health survey. The Community Health Assessment (CHA) survey will provide valuable data for continued evaluation […]
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Racine Coalition Health Care Services To Be Provided By Ascension
RACINE – The Racine Coalition, a consortium of local public sector employers, will begin receiving health care services from Ascension Wisconsin Employer Solutions later this month. Racine Coalition members are the City of Racine, Racine County, and the Racine Unified School District. Ascension Wisconsin Employer Solutions will provide primary and acute care, wellness services including […]
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Hometown Hero: Teri Stanley
Heroes can be ordinary people who do extraordinary things with their lives. As a member of the United States Military and medical field, she is doing just that. Modest and humble describes this hometown hero. A registered nurse at an outpatient surgical center, Stanley works at the North Shore Surgical Suites where Orthopedic/Orthopedic Spine Surgeries […]
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Emergency Rooms Prepared to Safely Treat Patients
For people experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, stroke, mental health, or other acute illness or injury, a hospital emergency room is still the safest, most appropriate place to get care. If someone is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, difficulty breathing, or warning signs of a heart attack or stroke, they should not delay, but go […]
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COVID-19 Update From Ascension Wisconsin
Financial Hardship Policy Ascension Wisconsin has taken the following steps to ensure the care patients receive does not add anundue financial burden during the COVID pandemic: Patients who are uninsured will not be billed for COVID-19 related testing or treatment Patients who are insured will not be billed for out-of-pocket expenses (ex: copays) related to […]
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Ascension Wisconsin offers drive-through testing
Mount Pleasant, WI – Drive-through testing for the COVID-19 virus will be made available to people who are pre-screened by an Ascension Medical Group provider. The screening process can be done by phone or virtually through Ascension Online Care. Health professionals will ask questions about symptoms, travel history and any potential contact with other COVID-19 […]
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Ascension Pledges $1 Million To Help Open Racine Health Center
RACINE, WI — Citing a need to get the Racine Community Health Center back on track after a slow start, community officials gathered Friday to announce a new $1 million pledge to get the health center going. Officials say Ascension’s $1 million pledge will be paid out $200,000 per year over five years, and is […]
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Ascension Launches New 24/7 Online Urgent Care In Wisconsin
GLENDALE, WI — Citing a need to offer more continuous care to patients, Ascension Wisconsin launched its Ascension Online Care platform, giving consumers 24/7 access to personalized care. Officials said Ascension Online Care may be used to treat a wide variety of symptoms and conditions, including sinus or upper respiratory infections, non-life-threatening allergic reactions, sore […]
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Ascension Wisconsin system first statewide group to adopt full brand identity
The Ascension Wisconsin healthcare system became the first in the country to complete the full adoption of the Ascension brand. “Two years ago, we embarked on a journey to become one, unified health system across Wisconsin to ensure the people we care for receive the right care, at the right place, at the right time,” […]
