UnityPoint Meriter Hospital

UnityPoint Meriter Hospital
UnityPoint Meriter Hospital
UnityPoint Health
Geography
Location	202 South Park Street, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates	43°03′57″N 89°24′05″W / 43.06583°N 89.40139°W
Organization
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Services
Emergency department	Level IV Trauma Center
Beds	448
Helipads
Helipad	WI93
Public transit access	Metro Transit
History
Former name(s)	Madison General Hospital ; Meriter Hospital
Opened	1927
Links
Website	https://www.unitypoint.org/locations/unitypoint-health---meriter-hospital
Lists	Hospitals in Wisconsin
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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, holds classes at the hospital's McConnel Hall.^[6]

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

References

^ "AirNav: WI93 - Meriter/Park Heliport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ Birringer, p. 31 Archived 2023-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "UW Health Partnership". www.unitypoint.org. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "Online Collections". unitypoint.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ Wahlberg, David. "Meriter to join Iowa-based UnityPoint Health Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine." Wisconsin State Journal. October 11, 2013. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
^ "所在地・連絡先" (Archive). Madison Japanese Language School. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
^ "Physicians Plus seeks to regain ground during open enrollment : Wsj". madison.com. October 5, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

Birringer, Clyde. "Succinylcholine in the Critically Ill Patient: When Is It Not OK⁺?" (Chapter 5). In: Canaday, Bruce Robert. ASHP's Clinical Pearls. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), 2008. ISBN 1585282189, 9781585282180.

External links

UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital
Meriter Hospital Archived 2014-05-14 at the Wayback Machine – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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[1] "AirNav: WI93 - Meriter/Park Heliport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[2] Birringer, p. 31 Archived 2023-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.

[3] "UW Health Partnership". www.unitypoint.org. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[4] "Online Collections". unitypoint.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[5] Wahlberg, David. "Meriter to join Iowa-based UnityPoint Health Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine." 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] "Physicians Plus seeks to regain ground during open enrollment : Wsj". madison.com. October 5, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

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