MARSHFIELD, WIS – Family and patients who are receiving care for trauma injuries at Marshfield Medical Center have a new place to call their temporary home.
Cattails Cottage, which is part of the Marshfield Medical Center campus, is an 11‑room lodging facility that provides safe, temporary housing for families of trauma patients and seriously injured patients receiving acute care at Marshfield Clinic.
Cattails Cottage opened this week. Rooms are offered at no cost on a first‑come, first‑served basis for eligible patients and families who live more than 40 miles from Marshfield. Staffed hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday with 24/7 key‑card access for guests. Linens, kitchen supplies and laundry facilities are provided.
“Cattails Cottage is an invaluable support for patients and their families as they receive care in Marshfield,” said Marshfield Medical Center President Bob Chaloner. “Having easy access to treatment with a no-cost lodging option removes one burden during this challenging time.”
Marshfield Medical Center is a Level II Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center.
Cattails Cottage formerly housed oncology patients until 2024 when Cattails Place opened across the street. Marshfield Clinic Foundation used donor funds and community support to renovate and make necessary facility improvements, including many furnishings donated by Lang Furniture of Marshfield.
“All operations and costs for Cattails Cottage and Cattails Place are funded through philanthropy,” said Teri Wilczek, Marshfield Clinic Foundation Chief Development Officer. “Donors are the reason we can have this space open to patients and their families to stay at no cost. We are incredibly thankful for the support to create this beautiful home away from home.”
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 55,000 employees and serves more than 2 million patients and nearly 415,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 58 hospitals, 289 clinic locations, 145 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and 1,100 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to nearly 80 specialties. More than 400 residents and fellows are trained each year through graduate medical education with Sanford Health fully funding and supporting 29 of the 40 available programs. Sanford Health also includes Lewis Drug, a pharmacy and retail chain with 60 locations in three states and nearly 190 pharmacists. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
