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www.memhc.org 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 clarification needed with aspirus in wausau wisconsin . it employs 525 individuals in the region . contents 1 summary 2 history 2.1 early years 2.2 continuing growth 2.3 memorial health center 2.4 2004 2006 expansion 3 see also 4 references 5 external links summary edit 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 . history edit early years edit in 1920 the privately owned medford clinic and hospital was established dr. conrad e. nystrum 1869 1923 who had started his medford practice in 1892 . despite an expansion in 1932 to 34 beds the clinic hospital often struggled to house as many as 50 patients at one time . in 1959 it was estimated there were 4 000 patients each for the five practicing doctors in the area . with funds from a hill burton grant and community donations a new memorial hospital of taylor county a 50 bed 10 bassinet hospital was built in medford . it opened on march 14 1962 with a final price tag of 953 873.72 . citation needed the medford clinic a separate entity from the memorial hospital of taylor county had four physicians in 1962 . two were sons of nystrum . ten years later the medford clinic was purchased by memorial hospital of taylor county . completed in september 1968 was the addition of a second floor to the north south and west wings of the hospital increasing its bed count by 60 . the 848 198.04 addition also included the expansion of the laboratory and x ray departments and the construction of a coronary care unit a physical therapy area a boiler room and garage . in october 1975 memorial hospital s critical care unit was completed . in 1978 a 68 bed nursing home was attached to the hospital . only private pay residents were admitted to the facility prior to its becoming medicare certified in 1998 . in june 1983 an ultrasound machine was added to memorial s services . in house mammography and ct scans made their debut in 1984 and 1993 respectively . digital mammography mobile pet ct and breast mris were introduced in 2008 . in august 1984 cedar court apartments a 24 unit senior low income housing complex was established . continuing growth edit in april 1990 memorial hospital and community health care inc. the parent organization of wausau hospital became affiliated . this provided access to more specialists technology cost effective purchasing and more active physician recruitment . ownership and control of memorial hospital of taylor county remained local and the hospital continued to be a community not for profit entity . in february 1991 a new three phase cardiac rehabilitation program began . memorial hospital of taylor county medford good samaritan health center merrill langlade memorial hospital antigo and wausau hospital created the wisconsin valley health network a not for profit health care corporation in june 1996 . memorial health center edit in 1999 memorial hospital of taylor county changed its name to memorial health center . in june 2000 country gardens a residential care 28 unit apartment complex rcac was opened . august 2000 memorial health center opened a walk in clinic under the direction of the hospital s emergency department . by march 2001 the clinics hospital and nursing home officially became one organization . memorial also established a strategic and financial partnership with aspirus inc. wausau . memorial health center was designated a critical access hospital in 2002 . as a licensed critical access hospital 1 memorial health center receives cost based reimbursement for treating medicare and medicaid patients . as a provision of this designation the health center had to reduce its inpatient bed count down to a maximum of 25 . 2004 2006 expansion edit in june 2004 memorial health center began a 19.5 million expansion and renovation project . when construction was completed in 2006 the facility had grown by 80 percent three surgical suites private patient rooms rooms designed for chemotherapy services a new emergency department and a new two story clinic were the highlights . the addition moved memorial s medford therapy and fitness to the vacated adjacent clinic building . it provided the therapy department with an additional 5 000 square feet 460 m2 which was renovated into private therapeutic patient treatment rooms a physical therapy gym and public fitness center . in 2005 memorial health center was categorized as a level iii trauma care facility 2 which is a standard above most other critical access hospitals . citation needed in august 2008 memorial offered expectant parents a new option in childbirth water births . it also opened a new anticoagulation clinic in late october 2008 . memorial health center was designated an aspirus heart and vascular institute satellite campus in 2009 after it expanded its services to include a cardiac device clinic diagnostic studies including echocardiograms stress testing and nuclear cardiology vascular specialists and services level 1 treatment of cardiac patients streamlined diagnosis transfer treatments and the inclusion of an aspirus medevac transport vehicle and paramedic and an anticoagulation clinic . later that same year 2009 memorial health center also opened a kidney care center offering dialysis services . see also edit list of hospitals in wisconsin references edit http www.cms.hhs.gov certificationandcomplianc 04 cahs.asp http ncrules.state.nc.us ncac title % 2010a % 20 % 20health % 20and % 20human % 20services chapter % 2013 % 20 % 20nc % 20medical % 20care % 20commission subchapter % 20p 10a % 20ncac % 2013p % 20.0903.html external links edit official website aspirus coordinates 44 57 56 n 89 40 03 w 44.96543 n 89.66762 w 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