Aspirus Medford Hospital

Aspirus Medford Hospital (formerly Memorial Health Center) is a not-for-profit, primary care health care organization in Taylor and Price Counties in north-central Wisconsin, United States. Headquartered in Medford, Wisconsin, it is composed of a hospital, a continuum of senior care services, therapy centers, a pharmacy, a fitness center and gym, and primary care clinics located in Gilman, Medford, Prentice, Rib Lake, and Phillips, Wisconsin. The organization is partnered with Aspirus in Wausau, Wisconsin. It employs 525 individuals in the region.

Summary

Aspirus Medford Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital with a Level III Trauma Center with access to Level II trauma treatment and a newborn intensive care unit. It is also a satellite campus of Aspirus’s Heart & Vascular Institute.

Specialists and advanced medical procedures and technologies are available. Patient care areas include: allergy; anesthesia – pain management; audiology; behavioral health; cardiology; diabetes management; dialysis; ear, nose & throat; emergency services; endocrinology, general surgery; inpatient acute care; internal medicine; labor, birth and delivery; laboratory diagnostic services; medical nutrition therapy; nephrology; oncology and chemotherapy; ophthalmology; orthopedics; pharmacy; pathology; pulmonary - sleep disorders; pediatrics; radiology-imaging; social services; surgical services; therapy and rehabilitation; urology; and vascular.

Community health center

A healthcare center, health center, or community health center is one of a network of clinics staffed by a group of general practitioners and nurses providing healthcare services to people in a certain area. Typical services covered are family practice and dental care, but some clinics have expanded greatly and can include internal medicine, pediatric, women’s care, family planning, pharmacy, optometry, lab, and more. In countries with universal healthcare, most people use the healthcare centers. In countries without universal healthcare, the clients include the uninsured, underinsured, low-income or those living in areas where little access to primary health care is available.

Community health centres by country

Canada

Community Health Centers (CHCs) have existed in Ontario for more than 40 years. Most CHC's consist of an interdisciplinary team of health care providers using electronic health records.

In Quebec, local community services centres known by their French acronym, CLSC, offer routine health and social services, including consultations with general practitioners with and without an appointment.