Life in Kenosha

Healthcare

The state of Wisconsin consistently ranks high in the nation in quality and efficiency of its healthcare systems and has some of the highest return to work rates for workers comp cases.

In Kenosha County, we’re served by several hospitals, specialty clinics and plenty of primary care options to keep individuals and families healthy.

Aurora Health Care

The Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha is a not-for-profit, full service, state-of-theart community hospital. It serves Racine, Kenosha and Northern Illinois along with its more than 15 clinics and care facilities throughout the region. It is part of Milwaukee-based Aurora Healthcare, Wisconsin’s largest health care system.

Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha offers a comfortable, healing environment along with the top-notch medical care, including a nationally recognized cancer treatment program, an accredited Stroke Center, 24-hour emergency care, and more.

Beds: 74
Campuses (year built):
> Aurora Medical Center (1999) 10400 75th Street, Kenosha
> Aurora Cancer Care (2014) 6811 118th Avenue, Kenosha
No. of physicians: 621
No. of employees: 1,220
No. of admissions: 5,167 (excludes births)

Additional Locations & Services

According to a January 2014 report from HCTrends, a 3rd party benefits consulting firm that focuses on the healthcare needs of employers in Wisconsin, Aurora Health Care was the only hospital system in Southeast Wisconsin to achieve both above‐average quality achievements and above‐average cost efficiency.

Froedtert South

Pleasant Prairie Hospital

Froedtert South is a comprehensive regional healthcare system that has served southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois for 120 years through Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital and several clinic locations throughout the community.

They offer the community a continuum of care in neurosurgery, cardiac care and cardiothoracic surgery, general surgery, cancer care, women’s services, urology, gastroenterology, plastic surgery, emergency care and immediate care clinics, family practice and internal medicine, wound care and hyperbaric medicine, kidney care, nutritional services, orthopedics, occupational medicine, and several subspecialties. Should the need arise, their affiliation with the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network provides their patients direct access to southeastern Wisconsin’s only academic medical center.

Campuses (year built):
> Froedtert Kenosha Center (1965) 6308 Eighth Avenue, Kenosha
> Froedtert Pleasant Prairie (2002) 9555 76th St., Pleasant Prairie
No. of physicians: 250
No. of employees: 2,245

Additional Locations & Services

Froedtert South’s consistent strong operational performance – it’s net operating margin – continues to be near the top of all Wisconsin hospitals. In 2014, they became completely debt free.

Other regional health care facilities

Additional high-quality medical facilities are also available in the nearby Chicago and Milwaukee area communities, including:

Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Wisconsin ranks high nationally in efficiency and quality of care

Wisconsin has a highly integrated health care system, where hospitals clinics and health plans work together as a strong network. It consistently ranks high in the nation in quality and efficiency and has some of the highest return to work rates for workers comp cases. Wisconsin’s health care system is a key competitive advantage for Wisconsin and Kenosha County.

Workers Compensation

Wisconsin gets employees back to work quicker than nearly every state in the nation. Wisconsin worker’s comp claims reflect:

Fewer health care visits per claim
Fewer health care services per visit
Better outcomes and lower overall cost
Comparatively low workers comp premiums

Source: NCCI Research Brief (August 2013), published by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc.

Visit the link below for for more information about Wisconsin’s healthcare advantages.

WiHealthcareValue.org

Wisconsin is ranked in the top 25% of the nation for health system performance.

Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard of State Health System Performance

According to the Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Wisconsin’s overall health care quality scores are the third best in nation. It has ranked in the top 4 states 9 of the last 10 years.