University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

UW Hospital and Clinics
Industry Health Care
Genre Hospital
Founded 1924
Headquarters Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Area served
 Wisconsin
Key people
 Ronald Sliwinski, CEO
Parent University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
Website www.uwhealth.org

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (UW Hospital and Clinics or UWHC) is a 592-bed academic medical center with 85 outpatient clinics[1] in Madison, Wisconsin. It is an American College of Surgeons designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma center, one of two Level I trauma centers in Wisconsin—the other in Milwaukee.[2] UW Hospital and Clinics has six intensive care units (trauma and life support, pediatric, cardiac, cardiothoracic, burn, neurosurgery). UW Health also has an affiliated insurance company, Unity Health Insurance.

History

UW Hospital and Clinics was established by the Wisconsin Legislature in 1924. It was originally named Wisconsin General Hospital and located at 1300 University Avenue. They were formerly part of the UW System, but since 1995 are under the control of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority (UWHCA), created under former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson. In 1974, it moved to a new facility at 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, as the original building was converted for use by the University as classrooms. UW Hospital and Clinics was reorganized as public authority on June 29, 1996.[3]

The hospital and clinics are directed by statute to: "maintain, control and supervise the use of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, for the purposes of:

American Family Children's Hospital

The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics opened the American Family Children's Hospital on August 29, 2007. The $78 million facility was funded by $41 million in private donations, which included $10 million contributed by American Family Insurance, and $37 million in bonds.

Employee relations

Employees of the UWHC negotiate their contracts on a separate schedule from employees of the UW System.[4] This right was removed when the passage of a bill to limit collective bargaining rights was passed.[5]

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