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Eau-Claire City County Health Department

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Eau-Claire City County Health Department

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We learned alcohol misuse is the number one area of concern for health in Eau Claire County.

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Community Health Assessment - Eau Claire County | City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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The Eau Claire County community health assessment process is used to identify and prioritize the top five community health needs of county residents and to identify potential resources to address those needs.

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This is a text to speech pen. To use the pen you push and hold it down across a set of words and it will read them out loud to you. The pen has 5 language options. Another piece of equipment the library offers is headphones. This is good for students to know incase theirs break and can't repair them right away.

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Senator Baldwin Helps Secure $13M to Improve Health Care for Rural Communities Across Wisconsin

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Senator Baldwin Helps Secure $13M to Improve Health Care for Rural Communities Across Wisconsin

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The senator funded a grant that allows rural health care organizations with the facilities, staff and resources they need. This allows more Wisconsinites to have access to the critical care they need to live healthy lives.

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Senator Baldwin Helps Secure $13M to Improve Health Care for Rural Communities Across Wisconsin | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin

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Washington, D.C. – On National Rural Health Care Day, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced today…

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Room #3028

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M M H A bowling dice, visited the board game collection

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M M H A bowling dice, visited the board game collection

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We met with Steph!

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Internship opportunity sees UWEC advocate for rural healthcare at nations capital

https://infoweb-newsbank-com.proxy.uwec.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=pubname%3ALETEL%21Leader-Telegram%2B%2528Eau%2BClaire%252C%2BWI%2529&sort=_rank_%3AD&hide_duplicates=2&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=60&val-base-0=Rural%20healthcare&docref=news/19CDBD851F072938

Curated collection of local news sources

Will help to see what impact rural has on the broader community and what can be done about it

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I chose the health source data base and searched for rural healthcare to narrow my searches to more local areas to see if there are any active solutions being worked on.

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MEDLINE

Rural Healthcare USA

(Wisconsin or Minnesota)

Title: A Case Study of Using Telehealth in a Rural Healthcare Facility to Expand Services and Protect the Health and Safety of Patients and Staff.

Why: Talks about Telehealth Services

Interesting: Shows figures for different phases.

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I used the database Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition.

I chose this database because I figure it would give me good resources to look into that are closely related to rural healthcare and what it is. The article I chose directly addresses our topic. One interesting fact is that it was created this year.

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We checked out Spaceteam. The section if full of games you can check out for a week.

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this is a pocket translator that can translate spoken words and pictures. students should know about the cameras that you can rent.

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Identifying the Need for a Nurse-Driven Palliative Care Intervention for American Indian and Rural Family Caregivers.

Alt HealthWatch

Choose the source because it was listed under healthcare and said alternative medicine

A fact I learned is that palliative care is considered a human right but not everyone can access it

https://research-ebsco-com.proxy.uwec.edu/c/ohvui2/search/details/fc4qkkfkiv?db=awh&limiters=None&q=rural%20healthcare&searchMode=all

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3rd floor room 3028

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Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

We learned how to use environmental public health tracking data.

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(Grace) I searched on the MEDLINE database and found an article called "Barriers to accessing medications for opioid use disorder among rural individuals.

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(Grace) I searched on the MEDLINE database and found an article called "Barriers to accessing medications for opioid use disorder among rural individuals.

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Hannah recommended MEDLINE as a great informational source to use. From skimming the article, I learned there are multiple barriers that prevent individuals living in rural areas from easily accessing medication, specifically for drug-related disorders.

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Game: Snorta

we visited the board games collection

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Health Co-op: Site For New Nonprofit Hospital Will Be Picked By August

I found this source by using the site trick and adding volumeone.org at the end with rural healthcare in Eau- Claire. This site will be helpful to learn about possible clinics either being built or already running in town.

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A newly formed health care cooperative says it's moving forward with plans for a new nonprofit community hospital, and will confirm a location in Eau Claire or Chippewa counties by August.
The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative announced Wednesday, May 22, that it "has taken significant next steps towards building an independent nonprofit community hospital in the Chippewa Valley to help close the significant healthcare gaps left by HSSHS and Prevea's exit from Western Wisconsin."

The cooperative was formed in February, not long after Illinois-based HSHS announced it was shuttering both Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls.

"It's crystal clear that the Chippewa Valley needs a non-profit independent hospital governed by people from the local area to provide additional critical healthcare services, hospital beds, and emergency room access to our community," said Robert "Bob" Krause, chairman of the Board of Organizers for the cooperative and a former Sacred Heart board member. "We must have a modern, innovative hospital accountable to the people of the Chippewa Valley, not management teams outside of the region, to make a lasting, positive impact on our community's health and well-being for generations to come."

"We must have a modern, innovative hospital accountable to the people of the Chippewa Valley, not management teams outside of the region."

ROBERT KRAUSE

CHIPPEWA VALLEY HEALTH COOPERATIVE BOARD OF ORGANIZERS

According to a media release from the cooperative, the hospital will have 60-70 beds as well as an emergency room. The coop is exploring services that might include "cancer care, cardiology, labor and delivery, surgery, radiology, lab, and behavioral health."

The coop's board is evaluating potential locations of the potential hospital, "and seeks to confirm its new campus location by August," the media release stated. River Valley Architects has already created initial designs for the facility.

"In addition to planning to build a new community hospital," the media release stated. "the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative has fast tracked planning for additional critical services the region needs as soon as possible including establishing freestanding Cancer and Cardiology Centers."

The cooperative has a commitment from more than 125 independent physicians who are part of the OakLeaf Medical Network to serve as the new hospital's staff. OakLeaf doctors were the primary providers at Sacred Heart and St. Joseph's, and the cooperative said their commitment "will allow the new hospital to provide high-quality health care services without the challenges of recruiting new physicians to the area."

Below is the entire press release from Wednesday, May 22:

CHIPPEWA VALLEY HEALTH COOPERATIVE TAKES NEXT STEPS TO BUILD NONPROFIT INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Also Working to Fast Track Additional Services to Fill Other Healthcare Gaps Created By HSHS/Prevea Exit from Western Wisconsin
EAU CLAIRE, WI - May 22, 2024 - After significant research, community input, and planning assessments, the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative (CVHC) has taken significant next steps towards building an independent nonprofit community hospital in the Chippewa Valley to help close the significant healthcare gaps left by HSHS and Prevea's exit from Western Wisconsin.

Since the Cooperative was founded on February 29, 2024, as an independently governed, locally rooted organization committed to making high-quality healthcare accessible and affordable in the Chippewa Valley, the organizing board has moved quickly to fully understand the critical healthcare needs in the region. In addition, the Cooperative has created the organization structures and developed an operational plan to build an independent community hospital with an emergency department as well as other critical healthcare services the region needs to help the community thrive.

"It's crystal clear that the Chippewa Valley needs a non-profit independent hospital governed by people from the local area to provide additional critical healthcare services, hospital beds, and emergency room access to our community," said Robert "Bob" Krause, Chair of the Board of Organizers for the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative. "We must have a modern, innovative hospital accountable to the people of the Chippewa Valley, not management teams outside of the region, to make a lasting, positive impact on our community's health and well-being for generations to come."

Plans for the New Hospital

CVHC's new independent community hospital will have 60-70 beds with an Emergency Room, will be a 501c3 nonprofit organization, locally governed and managed by a local Board of Directors elected by local community members of the cooperative. Community-based, the Cooperative's new hospital will be cost-effective for local employers, will be open to all qualified physicians in the region, and will accept all government payors, including Medicare and Medicaid. The Cooperative is exploring the feasibility of a wide range of services to be a part of the new hospital, including cancer care, cardiology, labor and delivery, surgery, radiology, lab, and behavioral health.

"We have talked with many employers in the region about their significant concerns about rising healthcare costs and lowered access to hospital services for their employees with the HSHS closings," added Krause. "To remain a growing area for business and industry, the Chippewa Valley region must have additional, exceptional healthcare services, emergency room capacity, and hospital beds."

Importantly, the Cooperative has the commitment from the over 125 independent physicians of the OakLeaf Medical Network's 27 clinics, which collectively have more than 380 providers, to serve as the medical staff for the hospital. This will allow the new hospital to provide high- quality health care services without the challenges of recruiting new physicians to the area.

"A new modern hospital building is half the equation we need to provide the high-quality health care the community needs," said Mike Sanders, Managing Partner of 1100 Partners, lead Cooperative hospital and healthcare advisor. "We're in the extraordinary position of already having the excellent physicians we will need to provide great care for our patients already in place."

The Board of Organizers is evaluating several locations for the new community hospital campus in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties and seeks to confirm its new campus location by August. Local architect River Valley Architects is working with the Cooperative and has already provided initial concept plans for the hospital.

In addition to planning to build a new community hospital, the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative has fast tracked planning for additional critical services the region needs as soon as possible including establishing freestanding Cancer and Cardiology Centers.

"While we build the new hospital, the Cooperative will also establish other healthcare services to address our community's needs," added Krause.

Need For Additional Nonprofit Hospital

According to data from the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center, before HSHS closed Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls, these two hospitals combined provided 42 percent of the inpatient hospital stays (an average of about 125 patients daily), 32 percent of the emergency room visits (22,000 ER visits) and 35 percent of the newborn deliveries in the region. The overwhelming majority of patients at Sacred Heart and St. Joseph's were patients of the independent physicians in the Chippewa Valley, as well as patients referred from rural access hospitals and clinics and other independent physicians throughout Northwestern Wisconsin.

While Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire and Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire have made efforts to increase their overall capacity, neither hospital is able to absorb the demonstrated need for critical health care services in the region.

"It's been less than two months since Sacred Heart closed its Emergency Department, and the other ERs in the area are overwhelmed, and many people are traveling far out of the area to get the critical care they need," added Mike Sanders, lead Cooperative hospital and healthcare advisor. "It's clear that the Chippewa Valley requires an additional ER and hospital capacity for the people in the region to receive the care they need."

While the need for additional ER capacity has been talked about widely since HSHS closed their doors, the needs for more inpatient hospital beds, Labor & Delivery beds, an additional Cancer Center, Cardiac services, and a Critical Care Unit are equally as critical for the region.

"The Chippewa Valley grew past the capacity of the healthcare facilities we had before HSHS closed," said Krause. "Building new, independent facilities for critical health services is important for the vitality of the region."

Independent Community Hospitals

Community hospitals serving the full range of patients in their communities are doing well across Wisconsin and nationally. There are approximately 1,500 independent hospitals in the United States.

"Well run community hospitals are built to serve the needs of their region and partner with qualified physicians to provide amazing care while operating sustainably," said Sanders. "We are doing long-term planning for exceptional facilities and services that reflect current and projected needs in our growing region."

Community members in the 15-county Chippewa Valley region and physicians licensed to practice medicine in Wisconsin will be able join the Cooperative for a one-time fee of $25 and $100 respectively in June. People can sign up to receive updates from the Cooperative here.

About the Cooperative

The Chippewa Valley Heath Cooperative is an independently governed, locally rooted organization committed to making high-quality healthcare accessible and affordable for the residents of the 15 counties in Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley region. Focused on patient- centered care, prevention, and education, the Cooperative strives to make a lasting, positive impact on the Chippewa Valley's health and well-being for generations to come. Formed on February 29, 2024, the Cooperative is a Wisconsin Chapter 193 cooperative, which expects to receive 501c3 tax-exempt determination from the IRS. More information at www.chippewavalleyhealthcooperative.org.

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Health Co-op: Site For New Nonprofit Hospital Will Be Picked By August

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A newly formed health care cooperative says it's moving forward with plans for a new nonprofit community hospital, and will confirm a location in Eau Claire or Chippewa counties by August ...

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I chose this article because it explained how mobile devices made it possible for low income patients to gain access to healthcare. I thought it was interesting that they used the GRADE approach to see if the the evidence from the trial allowed an opportunity for the most important outcomes to become visible.

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We read about some things he plans to do. One thing is, sending a letter to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers following the HSHS and Prevea Health hospital closure announcements urging him to utilize state and federal resources to provide medical care alternatives in rural Wisconsin.

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Van Orden Hosts Healthcare Roundtable in Eau Claire, Announces New Legislation

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EAU CLAIRE, W.I. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) led a healthcare roundtable in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to provide a space for federal, state, and local elected officials and healthcare representatives to discuss the Congressman’s healthcare legislative priorities and ways to improve medical care access in the Third District.

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I found an article about collaboration between rural hospitals so that patients an be served closer to home.

Vernon Health joins rural hospitals collaborating in new network

https://www.weau.com/2025/10/07/vernon-health-joins-rural-hospitals-collaborating-new-network/

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The calculator talks to help people with heading disabilities

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We met with Steph

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This website gives a list of helpful topics/resources to people that are in the rural health community.

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I choose this article because it directly addresses our question about what the certain needs for rural areas, this one specifically targeting children with special health care needs. They approach this issue with the main objective, key methods, results and conclusions. The next steps for helping those who have health care needs in rural areas.

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Database: Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)

Title: Description of public health nursing nutrition assessment and interventions for home-visited women

I picked this database because it was a health source and I thought it could provide good information for healthcare.

A fact I found interesting was that nutrition concerns do arise on home visits and require intervention.

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MEDLINE

Title: Health Disparities in Access to Primary Care: A Study of Socioeconomic and Geographic Barriers.

I chose this article because it relates to the topic we are studying of demographics for rural healthcare. Something within the article that will be interesting is seeing how Wisconsin rural healthcare will fit into the overall geographic barriers of rural healthcare.

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MEDLINE

Community and Research Perspectives on Cancer Disparities in Wisconsin.

https://research-ebsco-com.proxy.uwec.edu/c/ohvui2/search/details/l7v7uoui4b?db=cmedm&limiters=None&q=Healthcare%20in%20wisconsin&searchMode=all

I chose this article because I was interested to see how the population of certain areas had access to cancer treatments. It relates to the idea of rural healthcare and gave me a better understanding. One thing I learned from the article was participants of their treatment plan were impacted by the environment and location of the treatment clinics.

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I found this article by using the search trick and typing in site:volumeone.org rural healthcare. It will be useful because it is showing what is being done right now to help assist in bettering rural healthcare.

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CVTC Awarded Share of $4.9 Million Health Care Grant

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The four-year project is based on triaging and accelerating training in rural health care. CVTC’s total share of the award will be about $1.8 million. The other partners in receiving the grant were Mid-State, Northwood, and Western technical colleges.…

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35817579/

Geographic variability in rural patient internet connectivity when accessing telehealth services from home: A retrospective analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic

I chose the nursing database because it directly correlates with healthcare. I learned about telehealth connectivity in rural settings.

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Geographic variability in rural patient internet connectivity when accessing telehealth services from home: A retrospective analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic - PubMed

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In our study, there is wide and unpredictable variability in the quality of TAH encounters throughout the service area, which impacts the ability of patients living in rural areas to access timely and effective care. Our study supports the need for further infrastructure changes to improve internet …

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Games section on the first floor

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I chose this because I figured it would give me good information on rural healthcare since it was wrote by a nursing major in Green Bay. It focuses on some farms that usually don't seek healthcare stuff.

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A new academic-practice partnership in a rural healthcare setting: Leading 

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A new academic-practice partnership in a rural healthcare setting: Leading 

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A new academic-practice partnership in a rural healthcare setting: Leading change with an intentional process - ScienceDirect

This talks about school partnerships in rural healthcare which is what UW Eau Claire has with the Mayo Clinic

Academic practice partnerships strengthen nursing practice, position nurses to lead change, and improve the health of the public.

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Library scavenger hunt medical internship pdf

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My database was CINAHL complete

The title was " Nurses advancing a culture of safety

Link:https://research-ebsco-com.proxy.uwec.edu/c/ohvui2/viewer/pdf/7vqss2nq5n

I chose this database because I feel if you have happy employees that feel safe, they give a better quality of care to both the health and safety of the client. This article is mostly about Patient safety, and protecting them from unintentional errors