Milwaukee: Health Care

Cities of the United States, (2005)

Milwaukee: Health Care

Milwaukee residents also have access to three multi-hospital healthcare delivery systems in a four-county area: Aurora Health Care, Covenant Healthcare, and Horizon Healthcare. Aurora Health Care operates 13 hospitals, 140 pharmacies, and more than 100 clinics. The organization employs 620 physicians; its Milwaukee hospitals are St. Luke's and Aurora Sinai Medical Center. Covenant Healthcare operates four major acute-care hospitals and a joint venture affiliation with the Wisconsin Hearth Hospital. It also oversees three extended care facilities, a hospice agency, and a full-service medical laboratory. The network is affiliated with more than 1,500 physicians in the metropolitan area. Horizon Health-care operates 8 hospitals and nearly 30 clinics.