NEWS & NOTES

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On Wednesday, April 14th Stoughton Health celebrated providing 5,000 COVID-19 vaccines to the community. Stoughton Health nurse Markee Raasch did the honors with community member Kelly Slamar receiving the celebratory dose of vaccine. “As a small community hospital,...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant financial impact for millions of consumers, leaving some without affordable healthcare coverage or completely uninsured.  Because of this lack of coverage, the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplace...

New items can be dropped off anytime during the month of March.

Over the course of the last year, Dane County healthcare organizations have prepared for and navigated a challenging surge in COVID-19 cases. An important component of the response within our health systems and in our communities is mask wearing. We require mask...

Stoughton Health was awarded a Wisconsin Department of Health Services grant allowing them to provide ten scholarships to adults wanting to pursue a career as a Certified Nursing Assistant. They are partnering with Madison College for online education. The...

For over 20 years Stoughton Health’s Home Health Program has been serving Stoughton and surrounding communities.  Because of a number of changes including the impact of COVID-19, the job market, the presence of many other high quality home health agencies offering...

Beginning Monday, January 25, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced adults age 65 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Stoughton Health will be hosting community vaccine clinics as the vaccine becomes available.  Please check our...

Stoughton Health employees received an early Christmas gift, their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Since that time, Stoughton Health has received additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and has been able to begin vaccinating front-line health care workers outside...

JangoDX has contracted with the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services to provide FREE drive through Community COVID-19 testing. The testing location is in the back lot of Tru by Hilton hotel located at 2500 Jackson Street in Stoughton.  This site is open...

This year remembering the good things in our lives has been challenging. The team leaders from Stoughton Health’s Excellence Together Program encouraged all employees to participate in a simple act of gratitude during the advent season. They provided employees with a...

Stoughton Health partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to host a Toys for Tots Campaign collecting new, unwrapped toys at the Community Health & Wellness Center on the corner of Highways 51 and B, and in the hospital lobby. The community and Stoughton...

Stoughton Health is pleased to announce it has been named a 2020 Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey for Outpatient Services and Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing healthcare organizations that...

Stoughton Health is pleased to welcome Podiatrist Dr. Colin Graney to its medical staff. Dr. Graney provides comprehensive orthopedic foot and ankle care, including foot surgery, ankle replacement and treating sports injuries such as ankle sprains and plantar...

Local health organizations prepare for vaccination of frontline healthcare workers Local health organizations are calling on the public to be vigilant over the holidays in protecting themselves from COVID-19. Despite recent positive news about vaccine development, the...

Plans are underway for Stoughton Health to open an Urgent Care Clinic in McFarland in spring of 2021. The clinic will be next to Walgreens on Hwy 51 and share the building with a dental office. McFarland, although close to Madison, does not have any urgent care or...

Stoughton Health is pleased to welcome Board Certified Urologist Nathan Moore to its medical staff. Dr. Moore provides the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the urinary tract with special interest in kidney stones, voiding dysfunction, incontinence,...

Stoughton Health received a five star rating when the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released updated patient experience star ratings. CMS has assigned a Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)...

Stoughton Health is offering free blood pressure screenings at the new Community Health and Wellness Center on Tuesday, August 4th noon to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, August 5th 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Appointments are required to ensure social distancing and all are...

Stoughton Health Home Health has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer” for achieving an overall patient satisfaction score that ranked in the top 20% of all eligible SHP clients for the 2019 calendar year. The annual...

Two Stoughton Health emerging leaders received state-wide recognition for their creativity, Dan Arndt and Autumn Kumlien were recognized as “Cost Champions” by Wipfli and the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative. Arndt is the hospital’s Executive Chef and Operations...

New Hours Beginning on Monday, July 6th Monday – Friday 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Oregon Urgent Care Clinic 990 Janesville Street, Oregon Walk-ins accepted – if possible please call ahead at 608-835-5373 to schedule an appointment.   As...

Stoughton Health’s Oregon Urgent Care Clinic at 990 Janesville Street in Oregon is reopening on Wednesday, May 20th. Clinic hours will be Monday through Friday 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For enhanced precautions and social distancing, we are...

COVID-19 has impacted how Stoughton Health is operating but the hospital remains ready to assist the community with their emergent healthcare needs. While it remains important that the public call ahead to their doctors if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, the...