UnityPoint Meriter Hospital explained

UnityPoint Meriter Hospital
Org/Group:UnityPoint Health
Pushpin Label:Meriter Hospital
Location:202 South Park Street
Region:Madison
State:Wisconsin
Country:US
Coordinates:43.0658°N -89.4014°W
Type:Teaching
Emergency:Level IV Trauma Center
Affiliation:University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Beds:448
Founded:1927
Helipad:WI93[1]
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:108
H1-Surface:Concrete
Publictransit: Metro Transit
Former-Names:Madison General Hospital
Meriter Hospital
Website:https://www.unitypoint.org/locations/unitypoint-health---meriter-hospital

UnityPoint Meriter Hospital is a nonprofit hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It is operated by UnityPoint Health. It primarily serves southern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois. It serves as a teaching hospital for the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] The joint operating agreement (JOA) between UnityPoint Health – Meriter and UW Health formalized and expanded their collaboration in care for patients.[3]

History

It was founded in 1927 as Madison General Hospital. The hospital merged with Madison Methodist Hospital in 1987. The merger created Meriter Health Services. Meriter merged with UnityPoint Health in 2013 to form UnityPoint Meriter.[4] The Meriter hospital governing board allows it some autonomy.[5]

Facilities

The hospital has 448 beds, making it the state's fifth largest.

The Madison Japanese Language School (マディソン日本語補習校 Madison Nihongo Hoshūkō), a Japanese weekend supplementary school that holds classes at the hospital's McConnel Hall.[6]

Physicians Plus, a regional health insurer, is owned by Meriter.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AirNav: WI93 - Meriter/Park Heliport . January 30, 2024 . www.airnav.com.
  2. Birringer, p. 31 .
  3. Web site: UW Health Partnership . 2024-01-25 . www.unitypoint.org . en.
  4. Web site: Online Collections . 2024-01-09 . unitypoint.pastperfectonline.com.
  5. Wahlberg, David. "Meriter to join Iowa-based UnityPoint Health ." Wisconsin State Journal. October 11, 2013. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
  6. "所在地・連絡先" (Archive). Madison Japanese Language School. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
  7. Web site: 5 October 2014 . Physicians Plus seeks to regain ground during open enrollment : Wsj . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220102710/http://host.madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/physicians-plus-seeks-to-regain-ground-during-open-enrollment/article_a5c69d91-4030-5b3c-af82-6478e1d0f58b.html . 2014-12-20 . 2015-04-30 . madison.com.