Rural Health
Resources by State: Wisconsin
Obstetric Delivery Services and Workforce in Rural Wisconsin Hospitals 2024
Provides information on obstetric delivery services and workforce in rural Wisconsin hospitals. Analyzes the results of a July 2023 survey focused on hospitals with delivery services, levels of obstetric care, provider types, birth volume, and more. Includes Wisconsin maps showing location of rural hospitals and percentage of women of childbearing age by county.
Author(s): Julia Ledger, Mollie Olson, Penny Black
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Provides information on obstetric delivery services and workforce in rural Wisconsin hospitals. Analyzes the results of a July 2023 survey focused on hospitals with delivery services, levels of obstetric care, provider types, birth volume, and more. Includes Wisconsin maps showing location of rural hospitals and percentage of women of childbearing age by county.
Author(s): Julia Ledger, Mollie Olson, Penny Black
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Governor's Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce Report
Outlines a plan from a governor-appointed task force for growing the Wisconsin healthcare workforce. Highlights the current status of the healthcare workforce, and offers 10 recommendations and 26 action items related to education and training, recruitment and retention, and policy. Discusses rural throughout.
Author(s): Governor's Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Outlines a plan from a governor-appointed task force for growing the Wisconsin healthcare workforce. Highlights the current status of the healthcare workforce, and offers 10 recommendations and 26 action items related to education and training, recruitment and retention, and policy. Discusses rural throughout.
Author(s): Governor's Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Adopting Academic Rank in a Rural Community Practice Affiliated with an Academic Medical Center
Describes a program for awarding academic rank to physician staff in a rural regional practice in Wisconsin. Discusses the role of rural practicing physicians in undergraduate and graduate medical education as well as the possible impact of academic rank on physician burnout and retention.
Author(s): Andrew D. Calvin, Donn Dexter, Jason Beckermann, et al.
Citation: BMC Medical Education, 24, 879
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
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Describes a program for awarding academic rank to physician staff in a rural regional practice in Wisconsin. Discusses the role of rural practicing physicians in undergraduate and graduate medical education as well as the possible impact of academic rank on physician burnout and retention.
Author(s): Andrew D. Calvin, Donn Dexter, Jason Beckermann, et al.
Citation: BMC Medical Education, 24, 879
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
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ISLAND: How to Create an Environment Where People Thrive
Podcast in which James Small of the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health discusses the ISLAND program, developed to help leadership improve inclusion, safety, laughs, accountability, nourishment, and direction in their organizations, especially those in small communities with limited resources. Includes transcript.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Fire Administration
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Podcast in which James Small of the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health discusses the ISLAND program, developed to help leadership improve inclusion, safety, laughs, accountability, nourishment, and direction in their organizations, especially those in small communities with limited resources. Includes transcript.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Fire Administration
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Mental Health Care & Wisconsin Community Health Centers
Provides an overview of Wisconsin Community Health Centers, with related statistics and a county-level map showing Community Health Center locations and their available behavioral health services. Focuses on population health, barriers to care, models of care, workforce, policy, and special populations, including rural and underserved communities.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
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Provides an overview of Wisconsin Community Health Centers, with related statistics and a county-level map showing Community Health Center locations and their available behavioral health services. Focuses on population health, barriers to care, models of care, workforce, policy, and special populations, including rural and underserved communities.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
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Interactive Maps to Improve Stroke Systems of Care in Wisconsin
Analyzes transfer patterns of stroke patients, including driving time and distance, from small rural hospitals to large tertiary hospitals in Wisconsin. Describes the development of interactive stroke transfer maps and discusses the use of mapping to identify gaps in systems of care, improve the efficiency of emergency services, and better understand hospital capacity.
Author(s): Ka Z. Xiong, Lena Swander, Dot Bluma, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21, 230166
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Analyzes transfer patterns of stroke patients, including driving time and distance, from small rural hospitals to large tertiary hospitals in Wisconsin. Describes the development of interactive stroke transfer maps and discusses the use of mapping to identify gaps in systems of care, improve the efficiency of emergency services, and better understand hospital capacity.
Author(s): Ka Z. Xiong, Lena Swander, Dot Bluma, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21, 230166
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Caregiver Recruitment Strategies for Interventions Designed to Optimize Transitions from Hospital to Home: Lessons from a Randomized Trial
Compares in-person and virtual recruitment strategies for a video-based intervention for family caregivers (FCGs) to improve transitional palliative care for critically ill patients in rural Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Includes data on effectiveness of each strategy and diversity of recruited FCGs.
Author(s): Allison M. Gustavson, Molly J. Horstman, et al.
Citation: Trials, 25, 454
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Compares in-person and virtual recruitment strategies for a video-based intervention for family caregivers (FCGs) to improve transitional palliative care for critically ill patients in rural Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Includes data on effectiveness of each strategy and diversity of recruited FCGs.
Author(s): Allison M. Gustavson, Molly J. Horstman, et al.
Citation: Trials, 25, 454
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Wisconsin
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Wisconsin 2023 LPN Survey
Provides an overview of the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce in Wisconsin, identifies trends, and recommends strategies for improving the capacity and quality of Wisconsin's LPN workforce. Features statistics including demographics, geographic distribution, educational preparation, median income, and rural or urban location.
Author(s): Barbara Bowers, Jeffrey Henriques, Kristin Merss
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Nursing
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Provides an overview of the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce in Wisconsin, identifies trends, and recommends strategies for improving the capacity and quality of Wisconsin's LPN workforce. Features statistics including demographics, geographic distribution, educational preparation, median income, and rural or urban location.
Author(s): Barbara Bowers, Jeffrey Henriques, Kristin Merss
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Nursing
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Rural-Urban Differences in Long-Term Mortality and Readmission Following COVID-19 Hospitalization, 2020 to 2023
Analyzes rural-urban disparities in mortality and hospital readmission among 9,325 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 from March 2020 to July 2022, with follow-up data through May 2023. Includes data on demographic and clinical factors associated with rural dwelling.
Author(s): Mohammed Yousufuddin, Maryam Mahmood, Ebrahim Barkoudah, et al.
Citation: Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11(5)
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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Analyzes rural-urban disparities in mortality and hospital readmission among 9,325 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 from March 2020 to July 2022, with follow-up data through May 2023. Includes data on demographic and clinical factors associated with rural dwelling.
Author(s): Mohammed Yousufuddin, Maryam Mahmood, Ebrahim Barkoudah, et al.
Citation: Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11(5)
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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