Madison, WI, September 3, 2013– Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) is expanding its network outside of Dane County. Beginning November 1, 2013 GHC-SCW members in Sauk and Columbia Counties will be able to access care closer to where they live and see providers at Prairie Clinic and Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital & Clinics (SPMHC). Through the expansion, GHC-SCW members will be able to access Sauk Prairie Hospital, Orthopedic Associates, and Surgical Associates located in Prairie du Sac and Prairie Clinic, S.C. in Sauk City as well as other primary care clinics located in Black Earth, Spring Green, Plain, and Lodi.
“Our goal with the expansion is to offer our members access to high quality medical providers close to their homes in southern Sauk and Columbia Counties,” said Kevin Hayden, CEO of GHC-SCW. “We’ve listened to our members, as well as our employer partners and residents of the area served by Prairie Clinic and SPMHC. They’re telling us this is what they want and it’s our privilege to work with a strong, community-based providers like SPMHC and Prairie Clinic to make it possible.”
“This relationship represents a significant step in our ability to provide convenient, high quality care to GHC-SCW members,” added Larry Schroeder, CEO of SPMHC. “Now more people, our neighbors, will be able to use our services.”
About SPMHC
SPMHC is a not-for-profit, independent healthcare organization with an excellent reputation for orthopedic, gynecologic and general surgery, combined with experienced primary care providers and a 24/7 Emergency Department. SPMHC was recently was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Truven Health Analytics, and will open their new hospital campus in Prairie du Sac in Spring 2014.
About Prairie Clinic, S.C.
Prairie Clinic is an independent, physician owned primary care clinic with specialties including Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition to acute care, prenatal care and medical consultation, Prairie Clinic offers programs in Anti-Coagulation and Diabetes. Other services include laboratory, radiology, ultrasound, electrocardiogram and bone densities. The Prairie Clinic Express will soon be available, offering walk-in appointments for minor urgent care needs.
About GHC-SCW
GHC-SCW is a non-profit cooperative health maintenance organization representing over 72,000 members. As a consumer-sponsored health plan, GHC-SCW provides or arranges for health insurance products and the delivery of both primary and specialty health care to members living or working in and around the Dane County community. For seven consecutive years, the National Committee for Quality Assurance has ranked GHC-SCW as the top health plan in Wisconsin and among the top 10 health plans in the nation for quality in health care.
