The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health proudly announces that on September 20, 2023, it was honored with the 2023 Innovation Award by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), in recognition of its outstanding Rural EMS Outreach…
The Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs’ Association Gives James Small a Career Achievement Award. James Small, Rural EMS Outreach Director for the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health, grew up on Washington Island and has spent his entire adult life in working…
In the fall of 2022, the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health assessed the reliability of the state’s 911 ambulance response. A survey was sent to all EMS agencies that provide emergency ambulance services and 216 EMS Service Directors responded (60%…
Wisconsin’s rural communities are wonderful places to live, work, and visit. They are also communities where health care providers deliver innovative, affordable, and holistic primary care. National Rural Health Day is an opportunity to Celebrate the Power of Rural by honoring the…
Marshfield Ladysmith assembled a Recovery Task Force which completed a community asset map, developed the Rusk County Resource Guide of SUD recovery resources, completed a strategic plan, and began training peer-to-peer recovery counselors to address their lack in the county…
In 2021, Essentia St. Mary’s-Superior assembled a community network representing 31 organizations and completed a SUD-focused needs assessment and strategic plan with the goal of implementing a prevention, treatment, and recovery program for those with opioid and other SUDs.
Southwest Health trained 24 staff people about breastfeeding. Their goal was 70% of mothers breastfeeding and by 2021, the rate was 72%!
Aspirus Medford became a certified Acute Stroke Ready Hospital in 2021.
As Apiari (contractor for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Project) began working with Western Wisconsin Health, they found out that the hospital wasn't aware that their EMR had a built in antimicrobial report. The report shows how many antibiotics are being prescribed.…
The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health held a series of EMS listening sessions in rural areas across the state in October and November of 2018. The intent was to give a platform for rural EMS providers to describe their work, and the…