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Why Choose Memorial
Here are the reasons why thousands of people from around the state choose Memorial Health Center, an Aspirus partner, for their medical care each year:
Top Doctors
Memorial Health Center chooses doctors carefully based on their educational background, medical skills, and their ability to work together.
Top Specialists
Our honored affiliation with Aspirus guarantees you access to some of the nation’s most trusted and experienced health experts. Aspirus is one of the nation’s elite healthcare facilities; it has been acknowledged multiple times in lists and articles published by US NEWS & WORLD REPORT, Thomson Reuters, and the US Department of Health & Human Services. Most recently: It has earned HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence (2004-2008)
In 2009, HealthGrades specifically recognized Aspirus Wausau Hospital’s excellence in:
- Cardiac Care
- Stroke Care
- Pulmonary Care
- Critical Care
Reputation
Aspirus chose to partner with Memorial Health Center. We too have earned the reputation of being an excellent health care provider, in addition to being convenient, having friendly nurses, and being committed to the community.
Most recently, Memorial Health Center has achieved the:
2010
- 4-Star Excellence Award for quality of inpatient care (Inpatients are those who are admitted and spend the night at Memorial Health Center's hospital)
- Top Five-Star Governmental Rating (Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center)
2009
- Satellite designation: Aspirus Heart & Vascular Institute - Memorial Health Center Campus
- Top Five-Star Governmental Rating (Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center)
- Nationally Ranked in the Top 100 - Modern Healthcare's "Best Places to Work in Healthcare"
- 5-Star Excellence Award for quality of patient care (Memorial Health Center's Family Center)
- Designation of a Level III Trauma Care Facility
2008
- Highest Overall Employee Satisfaction - SIGMA Award (exceeded scores from previous year; highest in SIGMA history)
- Top Five-Star Governmental Rating (Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center) - December
- a Deficiency-Free State Inspection (Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center)
- National Rank of #23 by Modern Healthcare as the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare”
Of the Top 100 identified, Memorial Health Center was the highest ranked of the three Wisconsin hospitals that made the national list.
2007
- Highest Overall Employee Satisfaction - SIGMA Award
- Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ w/Blue Ribbon Designation
2006
- National Rural Health Quality Award (Memorial Health Center first Wisconsin hospital to achieve)
2005
- Ernest A. Codman Award for diabetes management
Your family’s health comes first. Our compassionate doctors and staff are here to make sure it always does.
Commitment to Quality
As an Aspirus partner, Memorial Health Center shares and demonstrates daily the same dedication and commitment to excellence and compassion.
These values are shared by more than 500 employees of Memorial Health Center, and 3,000 Aspirus employees. Everything we do is focused on providing the very best quality, safety and service for our patients.
We know that our patients need to be cared for as individuals, as whole persons. As a partner of the Aspirus Healthcare System we continually raise the quality level of local health care and strengthen your access to specialty care – locally.
Memorial Health Center has a passion for excellence, a compassion for people.
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