Wisconsin Hospital Association

08/07/2026

🌟Highlight Your Hospital’s Community Impact! 🌟
WHA Foundation’s Global Vision Community Partnership Award honors WHA member hospitals making a difference through impactful community initiatives. Two winners will each receive $2,500 and state-wide recognition.
Learn more here ➡️ https://ow.ly/jO3F50ZxIPF

08/05/2026

🏆 Wisconsin has more five-star hospitals than any other state.
Nineteen Wisconsin hospitals earned Forbes' highest overall quality rating in the publication's 2026 Top Hospitals by State rankings—the most of any state in the country.

This national recognition reflects Wisconsin hospitals' continued commitment to delivering exceptional care, improving patient outcomes and providing an outstanding patient experience.
Congratulations to our member hospitals on this remarkable achievement!

See the full list of Wisconsin's five-star hospitals: https://ow.ly/8LGa50Zwlux

08/04/2026

🌟Registration is now open for WHA's inaugural Caring for Wisconsin's Caregivers: Health Care Workforce Well-Being Summit on September 10! 🌟

Join hospital and health system leaders from across Wisconsin for a day of learning, collaboration and strategic action focused on supporting the well-being of our health care workforce.

Register today 👉 https://ow.ly/QwJc50Zwgf5

07/31/2026

Welcome back to our series Chapter by Chapter!
Each week, we’re spotlighting Wisconsin HOSA - Future Health Professionals chapters supported by the WHA Foundation and WHA member hospitals - sharing how these middle and high school students are using WHA Foundation and WI hospital funds to lead and grow our next generation of health care professionals.

This week, we’re highlighting:
La Follette High School - Funds assisted with registration fees, student retention activities, experiences and events.
The Lincoln Academy Lincoln Academy - Started a new chapter and paid state and national membership dues.
Whitnall School District High School - Started a new chapter and paid member dues.

Check back for our next edition of Chapter by Chapter!

07/30/2026

WHA HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Wendy Ledesma, a 2022 graduate of the WHA Health Care Leadership Academy and Chief Medical Officer at Sauk Prairie Healthcare, recently earned her MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Ledesma says her participation in the Leadership Academy played a major role in inspiring her to pursue her MBA, adding that the program “exposed me to leadership concepts and business strategies… that extended beyond clinical medicine and challenged me to think more broadly about health care systems, organizational culture and long-term strategy.”

Registration for the 2027 WHA Health Care Leadership Academy is NOW OPEN! Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/WRqC50Zutzg

07/28/2026

WISCONSIN HOSPITALS CONTINUE TO SET THE NATIONAL STANDARD FOR HIGH-QUALITY CARE! 🎉

Wisconsin ranks 4th in the nation for the percentage of hospitals earning 4- and 5-star CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings—and #1 among states with 50 or more hospitals.

Released today, the 2026 Q2 Quality Snapshot highlights these national rankings and other key quality measures that showcase Wisconsin's continued leadership in patient care.

Congratulations to our member hospitals for their unwavering commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care.

Learn more ➡️ https://ow.ly/Mln350ZtQsz

07/24/2026

WHA member hospitals continue to lead innovative solutions to strengthen Wisconsin's health care workforce.

Congratulations to Emplify Health by Bellin, Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Heroes for Healthcare and Brown County on launching a $200,000 Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Talent Recruitment Grant to recruit medically trained veterans and veteran nurses to Northeast Wisconsin.
The initiative will help veterans transition their valuable skills into health care careers while strengthening Wisconsin's workforce and ensuring patients continue to have access to high-quality care.

Thank you for your commitment to growing Wisconsin's health care workforce!

07/24/2026

WHA member hospitals continue to lead innovative solutions to strengthen Wisconsin's health care workforce.

Congratulations to Emplify Health by Bellin, Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Heroes for Healthcare and Brown County on launching a $200,000 Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Talent Recruitment Grant to recruit medically trained veterans and veteran nurses to Northeast Wisconsin.

The initiative will help veterans transition their valuable skills into health care careers while strengthening Wisconsin's workforce and ensuring patients continue to have access to high-quality care.

Thank you for your commitment to growing Wisconsin's health care workforce!

The skills built through military service — precision, resilience and a commitment to caring for others — make veterans exceptional healthcare professionals.

Yesterday, Emplify Health by Bellin joined Brown County Government, Aurora BayCare Medical Center and Heroes for Healthcare to celebrate the $200,000 Talent Recruitment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to recruit medically trained veterans to join our region’s healthcare workforce.

We are grateful for our veterans and excited to grow their expertise within our organizations.

To learn more about Heroes for Healthcare, please visit https://ow.ly/ap3w50ZrXi6.

07/23/2026

Welcome back to our series our series Chapter by Chapter!
Each week, we’re spotlighting Wisconsin HOSA - Future Health Professionals chapters supported by the WHA Foundation and WHA member hospitals - sharing how these middle and high school students are using WHA Foundation and WI hospital funds to lead and grow our next generation of health care professionals.

This week, we’re highlighting:
Adams-Friendship High School - Reestablished their HOSA chapter, paid all member fees, had four members compete in regionals and held a Trunk or Treat at their high school.
Pittsville School District High School - Covered the membership dues for all students in the organization.
School District of Waupaca High School - Started a new chapter and now have 15 members, attended and competes at leadership conference, and more.

Check back for our next edition of Chapter by Chapter!

07/20/2026

Wisconsin hospitals have long been committed to price transparency, investing significant resources to ensure patients have access to pricing information and tools to better understand the cost of their care - but can you say the same about middlemen in our health care system?

In a column released today in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WHA President & CEO Kyle O'Brien explains why recent headlines don't reflect the full picture in Wisconsin—and why the conversation about transparency should be focusing on a patients' insurance company, pharmacy benefit manager and even the manufacturer of the prescription drugs they depend on.

🔗Read more:
https://ow.ly/VQpp50Zqa86