UnityPoint Meriter Hospital

UnityPoint Meriter Hospital
UnityPoint Health
Map
Geography
Location202 South Park Street, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates43°03′57″N 89°24′05″W / 43.06583°N 89.40139°W / 43.06583; -89.40139
Organization
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Services
Emergency departmentLevel IV Trauma Center
Beds448
Helipads
HelipadWI93[1]
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 108 33 Concrete
Public transit accessBus interchange Metro Transit
History
Former name(s)Madison General Hospital
Meriter Hospital
Opened1927
Links
Websitehttps://www.unitypoint.org/locations/unitypoint-health---meriter-hospital
ListsHospitals in Wisconsin

UnityPoint Meriter Hospital is a nonprofit hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It is operated by UnityPoint Health. It primarily serves southern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois. It serves as a teaching hospital for the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] The joint operating agreement (JOA) between UnityPoint Health – Meriter and UW Health formalized and expanded their collaboration in care for patients.[3]

History

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It was founded in 1927 as Madison General Hospital. The hospital merged with Madison Methodist Hospital in 1987. The merger created Meriter Health Services. Meriter merged with UnityPoint Health in 2013 to form UnityPoint Meriter.[4] The Meriter hospital governing board allows it some autonomy.[5]

Facilities

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The hospital has 448 beds, making it the state's fifth largest.

The Madison Japanese Language School (マディソン日本語補習校 Madison Nihongo Hoshūkō), a Japanese weekend supplementary school that holds classes at the hospital's McConnel Hall.[6]

Physicians Plus, a regional health insurer, is owned by Meriter.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "AirNav: WI93 - Meriter/Park Heliport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Birringer, p. 31 Archived 2023-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "UW Health Partnership". www.unitypoint.org. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  4. ^ "Online Collections". unitypoint.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. ^ Wahlberg, David. "Meriter to join Iowa-based UnityPoint Health Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine." Wisconsin State Journal. October 11, 2013. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "所在地・連絡先" (Archive). Madison Japanese Language School. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
  7. ^ "Physicians Plus seeks to regain ground during open enrollment : Wsj". madison.com. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
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