Health Care
Wisconsin lawmakers split along party lines over who’s to blame for vaccine rollout delays
As Wisconsin continues to trail its Midwestern peers in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine, Republican Congressman Bryan Steil on Monday criticized Gov. Tony Evers' Administration's rollout effort while Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said the Trump Administration is to blame for delays.
Evers calls on feds to release more COVID-19 vaccine doses
Gov. Tony Evers joined a group of governors calling on the federal government to release more COVID-19 vaccine doses to their states, saying it has held back supply.
City of Milwaukee begins COVID-19 vaccinations for frontline workers
The city of Milwaukee said it will administer 100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health workers and members of the fire department beginning this morning.
Residents and workers at all Wisconsin nursing homes expected to get first round of COVID-19 vaccine by end of month
The effort to get the first COVID-19 vaccine dose to the residents and workers in Wisconsin’s 360 nursing facilities is on track to be completed by the end of the month, according to a long-term care industry leader.
Froedtert to acquire majority of Holy Family Memorial in Manitowoc
Froedtert Health will acquire a majority membership interest in Manitowoc-based Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, a deal that will expand the Wauwatosa-based system’s reach into northeastern Wisconsin.
Following holiday slowdown, state will ‘ramp up’ vaccine administration, DHS says
In the four weeks since Wisconsin began its effort to vaccinate the state's roughly 450,000 frontline health care workers, just over 85,600 doses have been administered, according to data released Tuesday afternoon by the Department of Health Services.Â
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Milwaukee-area assisted living provider acquired by North Carolina firm
North Carolina-based Broadstep Behavioral Health, Inc. has acquired Good Hope Manor, LLC, a Milwaukee-based operator of assisted living facilities.
Former Aurora pharmacist accused of destroying COVID-19 vaccine doses says he believed it could change patients’ DNA
Steve Brandenburg, the former pharmacist who allegedly removed COVID-19 vaccine vials from refrigeration at the Aurora Medical Center – Grafton, says he believed the vaccine could harm patients and change their DNA, according to a police statement.
Former Aurora pharmacist arrested for alleged vaccine tampering
A former pharmacist who allegedly removed COVID-19 vaccine vials from a refrigerator at Aurora Medical Center-Grafton to render them ineffective was arrested Thursday.
57 people received potentially ineffective vaccine after Aurora pharmacist left vials out overnight
Fifty-seven people received a COVID-19 vaccine at Aurora Medical Center-Grafton that was determined to be potentially ineffective after a pharmacist intentionally removed vaccine vials from a refrigerator overnight.
