WORH Earns National Innovation Award for EMS Program
The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health proudly announces that on September 20, 2023, it was honored with the 2023 Innovation…
James Small Honored by WI Fire Chiefs
The Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs’ Association Gives James Small a Career Achievement Award. James Small, Rural EMS Outreach Director for…
EMS Reliability Report March 2023
In the fall of 2022, the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health assessed the reliability of the state’s 911 ambulance response…
Rural Health Day
Wisconsin’s rural communities are wonderful places to live, work, and visit. They are also communities where health care providers deliver…
SUD – Marshfield Ladysmith
Marshfield Ladysmith assembled a Recovery Task Force which completed a community asset map, developed the Rusk County Resource Guide of…
SUD – Essentia St. Mary’s
In 2021, Essentia St. Mary’s-Superior assembled a community network representing 31 organizations and completed a SUD-focused needs assessment and strategic…
Population Health: Breastfeeding
Southwest Health trained 24 staff people about breastfeeding. Their goal was 70% of mothers breastfeeding and by 2021, the rate…
Get with the Guidelines: Stroke Care
Aspirus Medford became a certified Acute Stroke Ready Hospital in 2021.
Antimicrobial Stewardship Project
As Apiari (contractor for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Project) began working with Western Wisconsin Health, they found out that the hospital…
Rural EMS Listening Sessions
The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health held a series of EMS listening sessions in rural areas across the state in October and…
EMS Assessment and Best Practices
In 2016, we asked all ambulance services in Wisconsin about their patient care policies and practices for the treatment of time critical diagnosis patients. Then, in 2018, we issued resources on best practices for EMS agencies based on that initial assessment. Our office plans to complete another such assessment in 2019.
Healthy Aging in Rural Towns (HeART)
The Healthy Aging in Rural Towns (HeART) project seeks to support older adults to thrive in their rural communities as they age in place. The project is a collaboration between our office, the UW-School of Nursing, and stakeholders in three communities: Iowa County, Langlade County, and the City of Waupun.
Eating Right, Being Fit in Clark County
The Clark County Public Health Department received a grant from our office to promote healthy lifestyles and personal well-being in Clark County. One outcome of that committee was the creation of a county-wide guide to increase options for healthy eating and physical activity across Clark County.
Rescue Divas
Rescue Divas is a hands-on residential camp designed for middle school girls interested in exploring careers in emergency medicine.
Annual Rural Hospital Finance Workshop
Each year the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health collaborates with the Wisconsin Hospital Association and the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative to plan the annual Rural Hospital Finance Workshop. The workshop consistently receives rave reviews each year, and has grown to be a valuable resource for finance professionals in Wisconsin's rural hospitals.
Medication Safety
Since 2003, the Office of Rural Health has funded over 60 Rural Community Grant projects, providing resources to rural coalitions working to address health challenges in their community. One of these successful projects was Langlade Hospital's Medication Safety Red Bag Program, developed to address medication safety and reduce accidents related to medication misuse.