NEWS & NOTES

In an effort to respond to COVID-19 and shorten the duration of the outbreak, Stoughton Health is postponing non-life threatening, non-urgent surgeries, and hospital procedures. Care teams are reaching out to affected patients. The health and safety of our patients,...

Learn more about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) at the CDC website (click here).   

Consistent with Public Health Madison and Dane County recommendations to practice social distancing and heighten prevention of COVID-19, Stoughton Health is cancelling upcoming community education classes, special events and support groups. Stoughton Health is working...

For the second year in a row, Stoughton Hospital has received a five star rating by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Recently CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2020, giving 407 hospitals nationwide a rating of five...

Improve function, mobility, quality of life and reduce falls in a fun atmosphere! Weekly exercise classes are led by Stoughton Hospital Physical Therapists to help people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease start to feel and function better. Living well starts here!...

Stoughton Hospital congratulates Dan Hanson for receiving the 2019 Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) Trustee Award. Hanson has served seven consecutive years on the Stoughton Hospital Governing Board, the maximum possible term. As a dedicated board member, Hanson...

Stoughton Hospital is pleased to announce it has been named a 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing health care organizations that have achieved the 95th percentile or above of performance....

Stoughton Hospital President/CEO Dan DeGroot received the keys to the former bank branch office located at 3162 County Highway B in the Town of Pleasant Springs.  Chairman and CEO of McFarland State Bank, E. David Locke, Michael Moderski, President and Chief Operating...

McFarland State Bank has a rich history of giving back to the community. That history continues with its recent gift of property to Stoughton Hospital.  The building is located at 3162 County Highway B in the Town of Pleasant Springs and was a former branch office for...

Stoughton Hospital is partnering with Children’s Dental Center of Madison to provide outpatient pediatric dental care and restoration for young children ages three and up with severe decay, anxiety or special needs that would be unable to tolerate dental procedures in...

Health Alert: Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) is urging residents to stop using vape or e-cigarette products immediately. As of September 5, there are 34 confirmed cases of Wisconsin residents hospitalized for severe lung disease and damage from...

Monday, August 19th to Friday, August 30th Please allow more time if you have an appointment at Stoughton Hospital or the Stoughton Rehab Clinic Temporary Road Closure on W. Main Street (HWY 51) from Van Buren Street to Page Street Due to storm and sanitary sewer...

As a parent, you want your child to be happy, safe and well cared for. Child care is expensive, and for some families, help is available.  If you need help paying for child care while you work, Wisconsin Shares could help! Wisconsin Shares helps income-eligible...

2019 Cooling Centers Dane County Belleville – Library – 130 S. Vine St – (608) 424-1812 Black Earth – Library – 1210 Mills St – (608) 767-4905 Deerfield – Library – 12 W. Nelson St. – (608) 764-8102 DeForest – Senior Center – 505 North Main Street – (608) 846-9469...

  On Tuesday, June 4th the Stoughton Hospital Rehabilitation Services team spent the afternoon volunteering at Three Gaits, Inc. Three Gaits is a therapeutic horsemanship center located in Stoughton with the mission to provide equine-assisted therapies that...

Lea Ann Worachek, a speech therapist through the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, provides speech therapy at Stoughton Hospital.  She holds a Master’s of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, a Certificate of...

Seven years ago, Stoughton Hospital Rehab decided to help tackle Parkinson disease in their local community head on – and it’s working! Collaborating with the Stoughton Area Senior Center and the Oregon Area Senior Center, weekly exercise classes are led by physical...

Stoughton Hospital received a five star rating when the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released updated hospital quality of care star ratings. CMS' Hospital Compare website reports on quality measures for more than 4,500 hospitals...

The Louis Pasteur Award for Performance Improvement* was presented to Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) for their work on reducing supply costs by going green.  FNS received feedback from customers indicating they would like an alternative to single-use Styrofoam and...

Dr. Aaron Schwaab, General Surgeon, treats many patients in the Wound Care Clinic for painful leg ulcers. Many of these ulcers are a symptom of Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) a condition in which the leg veins are damaged and regular blood circulation is impaired....

Stoughton Hospital joins organizations across the state to recognize November 30th as Methamphetamine Awareness Day. Governor Scott Walker recently issued a proclamation in support of Methamphetamine Awareness Day, aimed at educating Wisconsinites about the dangers...

Stoughton Hospital has been named a 2018 Guardian of Excellence Award® recipient by Press Ganey. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing health care organizations that have achieved the 95th percentile or above of performance in patient experience....

Stoughton Hospital Home Health has been named a Top Agency of the 2018 HomeCare Elite®, recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. For more than thirteen years, HomeCare Elite has annually identified the top 25 percent of...

Stoughton Hospital was awarded a $500 Quarles & Brady – RWHC Community Engagement Award for its dementia friendly community collaborations. Stoughton Hospital has taken a leading role with the Dementia Friendly Stoughton Coalition which supports the unique needs...