Beyond that, we do not comment on pending litigation.”Ĭopyright 2023 KWCH. Nurses at the hospital have expressed concerns about a trend of serious, preventable patient and employee safety issues that they claim the hospital management is not addressing.Īscension Via Christi issued the following response: “The safety of our patients and associates is of the utmost importance to us which is why, as we have previously shared, we continue to review our security measures and implement new procedures and workplace safety education for all associates as opportunities for improvement are identified. The lawsuit comes on the heels of a one-day strike by unionized nurses at the hospital, who identified safety as their number one concern and called for more transparency and change. He’s being held in the Sedgwick County Jail on a $250,000 bond. Rodela is now charged with two counts of rape, two counts of attempted rape and two counts of battery. “There’s a lot of would-be criminals in the world and there’s big institutions with security and policy and procedures and well-trained staff to be able to circumvent those types of activities,” Shuart said. Construction is expected to begin in the spring, with a tentative opening of late summer 2021.Those failures the lawsuit claims, caused three patients to become victims. The health center project will create 50 to 70 new jobs. “With that in mind, we are excited that Ascension Wisconsin has chosen to pioneer their innovative small-scale hospital model at our property in Greenfield, and we will be eagerly awaiting its opening.” “We are continuing to find that our retail assets offer the convenience, visibility, and accessibility that healthcare providers value in serving their patient base,” said Tim Blum, executive vice president and managing director of the Retail Development Division with HSA Commercial Real Estate. “We look forward to working with Emerus to make healthcare more accessible for the communities we’re privileged to serve.” This new health center provides an innovative way to integrate inpatient and outpatient services while keeping care close to home,” said Bernie Sherry, Ministry Market Executive, Ascension Wisconsin. “We know that having convenient access to care is a priority for our patients and their families. Cardiology and electrophysiology will be provided to complement primary care services and the imaging center will include MRI, CT, ultrasound, mammography and x-ray services. This is the second facility of its kind that will be owned and operated under Ascension Wisconsin and Emerus’ joint venture.Īscension Wisconsin will establish a primary and specialty care clinic and outpatient diagnostic imaging facility within the health center. Medicaid and Medicare also will be accepted. Committed to the delivery of personalized care for all, with a focus on those most in need, and leading the transformation of healthcare. The facility will be fully licensed, CMS-accredited and in-network with most commercial providers. Experienced, compassionate leaders dedicated to Ascension’s Mission. It will be staffed by emergency medicine physicians, experienced nurses and clinical specialists dedicated to providing the same level of compassionate, personalized care found at Ascension Wisconsin and Emerus’ hospitals and clinics across the country. The new hospital will operate 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year. The hospital will be owned and operated by Ascension Wisconsin Emerus JV, LLC, which is a joint venture between Ascension Wisconsin and Emerus Holdings. The 36,600-square-foot health center will house a small-scale hospital with emergency services and eight inpatient beds. The health center will provide access to primary, specialty, hospital and emergency services.

Ascension Wisconsin today announced its plans to open a new health center in a retail building owned by HSA Commercial Real Estate in Greenfield, Wisconsin.

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