Marshfield Clinic Explained

Marshfield Clinic Health System
Type:	Non-profit organization
Founder:	K. W. Doege, MD William Hipke, MD Victor Mason, MD Walter G. Sexton, MD H. H. Milbee, MD Roy P. Potter, MD
Area Served:	Wisconsin
Industry:	Healthcare
Revenue:	$1.12 billion USD (FY 2011)^[1]
Homepage:	https://www.marshfieldclinic.org/
Foundation:	Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States (1916)
Location City:	Marshfield, WI
Location Country:	United States

Marshfield Clinic Health System is an integrated health system serving Wisconsin founded in 1916. The system contains several hospitals and many clinics throughout Wisconsin, as well as a medical research institute and an education division, and employs more than 1,200 doctors and other clinicians.^{[2] [3]}

History

The clinic was founded in 1916 by six local physicians: K.W. Doege, William Hipke, Victor Mason, Walter G. Sexton, H.H. Milbee, and Roy P. Potter, in the community of Marshfield, Wisconsin.^[4] In October 2022, Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System announced merger discussions. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed to evaluate how the two organizations might combine to form an integrated regional health system.^[5] After almost two years of discussion, the merger was called off in January 2024, although the leaders did not rule out future collaboration attempts.^[6]

Organization

Marshfield Clinic Health System's primary operations include facilities in Marshfield, Eau Claire, Wausau/Weston, and Rice Lake. As of 2022, the health system has 10 hospitals (including two in Marshfield) and 50-60 clinics throughout Wisconsin.^{[3] [7] [8]}

Marshfield Clinic Health System also has several component centers, including:

• Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, founded in 1959, is the largest private medical research institute in Wisconsin. The Research Institute consists of six research centers:
  • National Farm Medicine Center,^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]} which also houses the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, directed by Barbara C. Lee^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]}
  • Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Population Health^{[22] [23] [24]}
  • Center for Precision Medicine
  • Center for Oral and Systemic Health
  • Clinical Research Center^[25]
  • Cancer Care and Research Center
• The Division of Education provides residency programs for medical school graduates in internal medicine, pediatrics, medicine and pediatrics, dermatology, and surgery. About 125 members of the Marshfield Clinic Health System staff hold clinical teaching appointments from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
• Marshfield Clinic Laboratories is a system of laboratories that employs more than 450 people and performs more than 20 million tests annually. It has separate services for forensic toxicology, food safety and veterinary diagnostics.
• Security Health Plan of Wisconsin is Marshfield Clinic Health System's health maintenance organization (HMO), established in 1986 as an outgrowth of the Greater Marshfield Community Health Plan, which began in 1971 as one of the earliest HMOs in the country.^[26]

Facilities

The Laird Center for Medical Research, dedicated in 1997 and named after former U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird,^[27] is a medical research and education facility on the campus of Marshfield Clinic Health System. The Lawton Center for Medical Research is a similar facility dedicated to Ben Lawton, a thoracic surgeon at Marshfield Clinic during the 20th century.

External links

• Official website
• Marshfield Clinic Research Institute
• Marshfield Clinic Laboratories

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marshfield Clinic GuideStar Quick View. Guidestar.org . 2014-02-26.
2. Web site: Here's how a Marshfield Clinic, Gundersen Health merger might affect Wisconsin's rural health care. Hovorka. Alan. Boulton. Guy. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. en. 2020-05-27.
3. Web site: About Marshfield Clinic Health System.
4. Web site: History of Six Founding Physicians, About Marshfield Clinic . Marshfield Clinic . 20 December 2019.
5. Web site: Essentia Health, Marshfield Clinic Health System announce merger discussions . 2022-11-01 . www.essentiahealth.org . en.
6. News: Smith . Deneen . Planned merger of Marshfield clinic and Essentia health called off . Wisconsin Public Radio . Wisconsin Educational Communication Board . 2024-01-04 . 2024-01-11 .
7. Web site: Wisconsin Hospitals. American Hospital Directory. July 30, 2020.
8. Web site: 'The little engine that could': Marshfield Clinic Health System's new Eau Claire hospital has a plan to keep local healthcare affordable. Report. SARAH SEIFERT Chippewa Valley Business. Chippewa Herald. en. 2019-11-15.
9. News: Marshfield Clinic study: Dairy farmers more loaded with bacteria, and likely healthier. Daily Herald Media. 2018-01-12. en.
10. News: Biadasz family creates farm gas detector rebate program. Hub City Times. 2018-01-12. en-US.
11. News: A child dies every 3 days on farm. News-Herald Media. 2018-01-12. en.
12. News: Man dies from Sauk County tree stand fall. Republic. Tim Damos Baraboo News. Wiscnews.com. 2018-01-12. en.
13. News: Rebate honors young farmer who died from manure gas poisoning. Wisconsin State Farmer. 2018-01-12. en.
14. News: Following child's farming-related death, local family offers support. Cardenas. Rebecca. 2018-01-12. en.
15. News: Tractor rollover death brings attention to rollbar program. Journal. David Wahlberg Wisconsin State. madison.com. 2018-01-12. en.
16. News: Regulations Are Killed, and Kids Die. Strauss. Mariya. 2013-11-12. The Nation. 2018-01-12. 0027-8378.
17. News: Keeping Children Safe on the Farm - North Carolina Health News. 2017-09-26. North Carolina Health News. 2018-01-12. en-US.
18. Web site: 2022-06-30 . 2022 U.S. Childhood Agricultural Injuries Fact Sheet released . 2022-07-05 . Morning Ag Clips . en-US.
19. Web site: Institute . Marshfield Clinic Research . Family tells their story to prevent future farm tragedies . 2022-07-05 . High Plains Journal . en.
20. Web site: 2020-03-11 . Online database raises awareness on agricultural injuries; Report reveals young children at risk on farms . 2022-07-05 . Hub City Times . en-US.
21. Web site: Fluxman . Colin . 2019-03-08 . Farm Fatalities and Injuries By the Numbers . 2022-07-05 . SUN News Report . en-US.
22. Fleming-Dutra . Katherine E. . 2022 . Interim Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Use of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines in Children Aged 6 Months–5 Years — United States, June 2022 . MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report . en-us . 71 . 26 . 859–868 . 10.15585/mmwr.mm7126e2 . 0149-2195. free .
23. Web site: Is this year's flu season coming to an end? . 2022-07-05 . www.advisory.com . en.
24. Web site: 2022-02-20 . A mild U.S. flu season is waning, but is it really over? . 2022-07-05 . STAT . en-US.
25. News: Marshfield Clinic Research Institute names Acharya executive director. Hub City Times. 2018-01-12. en-US.
26. News: Security Health Plan invests $1000 in Marshfield Mothers of Preschoolers. Hub City Times. 2018-01-12. en-US.
27. News: Laird championed medical research, education. News-Herald Media. 2018-01-12. en.