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— St. Croix Hospice will acquire Mayo Clinic Health System’s hospice operations in northwestern and southwestern Wisconsin under a newly announced agreement.
The Minnesota-based hospice service provider currently has 85 locations spread across the Midwest, and cares for about 5,600 patients in the region.
Dr. Richard Helmers, vice president of Mayo Clinic Health System Wisconsin, says the transition of services was done in a “thoughtful and patient-centric” way.
“Over the past several years, we’ve built a strong collaborative relationship with St. Croix Hospice, grounded in a shared commitment to compassionate, high-quality end-of-life care,” Helmers said in a statement.
The agreement, which is expected to close later this quarter, builds on this longstanding partnership. St. Croix Hospice was already serving as the lead agency for hospice patients referred outside the health system.
The acquisition of the MCHS Mankato hospice program follows last year’s purchase of other hospice programs in Iowa and Nebraska, which closed in the fourth quarter, according to the announcement. St. Croix Hospice CEO Health Bartness points to the “emerging trend” of health systems selling off their hospital-based post-acute care services.
“We appreciate our long-standing referral relationship with MCHS and are pleased that St. Croix Hospice was selected to continue their tradition of clinical excellence in hospice care,” Bartness said in a statement.
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— The Medical College of Wisconsin today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Center for Cancer Discovery at its Milwaukee medical campus.
Officials including Gov. Tony Evers and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson attended today’s grand opening event.
The 161,000-square-foot facility will serve as a hub for the college’s cancer research efforts, including the more than 220 active clinical trials under the MCW Cancer Center’s research programs. It also includes a new BioHub incubator space for biotech startups led by researchers.
Once the relocation process is complete in October, the new Center for Cancer Discovery will house more than 300 scientists and other staff.
“Now, anchored by the Center for Cancer Discovery, hundreds of basic, clinical, and population scientists will be located together, allowing for innovative ideas to move from the bench to a patient’s bedside and to the community faster,” said Gustavo Leone, senior associate dean for cancer research at MCW and director of the college’s cancer center.
The $150 million project got state support through a $10 million grant, the announcement notes.
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