What better way to celebrate Healthcare Quality Week than with a “Quality Takeover”? 🎉 We’re kicking things off with the release of our 🌟 2025 WHA Wisconsin Hospitals Quality Snapshot! 🌟 👉 Check it out here: ow.ly/wtWw50XeWux

Our “Quality Takeover” continues for Healthcare Quality Week! 🌟 Wisconsin hospitals continue to lead the nation in quality! - Ranking 6th in the % of hospitals earning 4 or 5 stars from CMS. - 65% of WI hospitals achieved this rating. #HealthcareQualityWeek #WIHospitals

What better way to wrap up our “Quality Takeover” week than with the announcement of WHA's 3rd Annual Quality and Patient Safety Awards? 🎉 Want to learn more or apply? Click here! 👉 ow.ly/llQS50Xh6Rv

WHA congratulates Froedtert ThedaCare Health President and CEO Dr. Imran Andrabi on his election as 2026 WHA Chair-Elect! 👏 We look forward to his leadership ahead. 🔗Learn more, including others elected as At-Large Directors, here: wha.org/news/newslette… Froedtert ThedaCare 🩺💕

📰 WHA IN THE NEWS: Some hospitals and health systems are stepping away from Medicare Advantage plans. “For those in health care, this... adds to significantly shifting sands occurring in the Medicare Advantage market,” said WHA's Christian Moran. wha.org/news/newslette…

WHERE’S WHA? At the WAHQ Annual Conference! At this recent conference, Jill Lindwall highlighted main points featured in the 2025 WI Hospitals Quality Snapshot: ow.ly/XqIy50Xkl6O, While Jon Hoelter gave an inside look at key policy updates. Thanks for representing WHA!

We couldn't let Halloween pass without highlighting some of the cutest little trick-or-treaters in Wisconsin! Aspirus Health #WIHospitals #MoreThanHealthCare

“The @amermedicalassn says... 93% percent of physicians said the [prior authorization] process delays care, and 82% report that [it] leads to treatment abandonment,” says Kyle O’Brien, President and CEO of WHA, in today's Wisconsin State Journal. Read more here > madison.com/opinion/column…

GRASSROOTS SPOTLIGHT 🌟 📸 Wisconsin State Representative Angelina Cruz recently toured Aurora Medical Center – Mount Pleasant to see firsthand how hospitals support patients and communities. Aurora Health Care #WIHospitals #MoreThanHealthCare

🎓 The WHA Leadership Academy features renowned faculty + industry leaders sharing real-world insights. Strengthen your leadership toolkit. ⏰ Register by Dec. 15, 2025 📩 [email protected] ✨ In partnership with CPED + WHA

👏 Congratulations to SSM Health Wisconsin St. Clare Hospital – Baraboo and Beyond Blessed Pantry, recipients of the 2025 WHA Foundation Global Vision Community Partnership Award! Learn more here ➡️ wha.org/news/newslette…

We’re excited to continue supporting Wisconsin’s future health care leaders through the WHA Foundation’s partnership with Wisconsin HOSA! 👏 For more information, click here! 🔗 wha.org/news/newslette…

In an interview with WPR's Rob Ferrett, WHA President/CEO Kyle O’Brien stressed the importance of patients with Medicare Advantage plans checking that their hospitals/doctors are still in network before they re-enroll this enrollment season. Learn more: ow.ly/NY9a50Xtc28

GRASSROOTS SPOTLIGHT 🌟 Recently, Rep. Benjamin Franklin visited Aurora Health Care BayCare! During his visit, he met with Aurora BayCare President Thomas Miller and Aurora Health Care VP of Government Affairs Ben Van Pelt and toured the hospital! #WIHospitals #MoreThanHealthCare

On National Rural Health Day (and every day), WHA is proud to recognize the incredible work happening every day in Wisconsin’s rural hospitals and clinics! #WIHospitals #MoreThanHealthCare

👏 Congratulations to Ascension Wisconsin St. Joseph’s and their Mobile Sexual Assault Treatment Center and Anti-Human Trafficking Program (SATC), recipients of the 2025 WHA Foundation Global Vision Community Partnership Award! To learn more, click here: wha.org/news/newslette…

Wondering what you’ll learn and earn by joining the WHA Health Care Leadership Academy? Check out this quick video and register by Dec. 15! 📩 Questions? Contact [email protected] ✨ In partnership with CPED + WHA ow.ly/Vl7O50XxPQb

“Hospital care is hard work. While there is no shortage of opinions on how to deliver hospital care, only some have lived it,” said WHA's Kyle O’Brien. Like Cynde Larsen, Board Member at Emplify Health by Gundersen and recipient of WHA's 2025 Trustee of the Year Award. 🔗ow.ly/MYqM50XyorG

Today — and every day — we are extra thankful for Wisconsin’s hospitals and health systems. Your commitment to caring for our communities, supporting patients and showing up 24/7/365 makes a meaningful impact in every corner of our state. 💙

GRASSROOTS SPOTLIGHT! 🌟 Last week, WHA joined Congressman Tony Wied in his DePere District Office along with representatives from several WHA member hospitals.