The Medical College of Wisconsin is dedicated to leadership and excellence in advancing the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury by providing effective, compassionate, and expert care for Patients.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has more than 1,100 physicians on its faculty providing patient care through the College's physician group practice composed of: Medical College Physicians, which consists of physicians providing care in every specialty of medicine; and Children's Specialty Group, which is a joint venture of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital and Health System and consists of specialty physicians providing care to children.
Medical College physicians also teach, conduct research and work with faculty scientists to develop new ways of preventing and treating diseases. Indeed, patients of Medical College physicians have access to some of the finest, most advanced care available.
Froedtert Hospital - www.froedtert.com
Froedtert Hospital is the primary teaching affiliate of the Medical College. Major Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin clinical programs include:
Cancer Center, Cardiovascular Center, Eye Institute, Level 1 Trauma Center, Neurosciences Center (Neurology, Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Neuropsychology, Spinal Cord Injury Center, Stroke Center), Transplant Center (heart, lung, heart-lung, kidney, liver, pancreas, bone), Gastroenterology, and Women's Health Centers (Breast Care and Birth Centers). Other specialties and areas of expertise include senior health, hand rehabilitation, limb reattachment, diabetes research and treatment, dysphagia and urology.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - www.chw.org
Medical College of Wisconsin pediatric specialists are on the staff of Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Founded in 1894, Children's Hospital serves children with all types of illnesses, injuries, birth defects and other disorders.
Children's Hospital is a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons. Children's Hospital has 296 beds that include a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hematology/ Oncology/ Transplant Unit and Short Stay Unit. The hospital is known for its nationally recognizedHerma Heart Center and has more than 60 specialty clinics.
Zablocki VA Medical Center - www.milwaukee.va.gov
The Zablocki VA Medical Center has been a major teaching affiliate of the Medical College since 1946. All physicians who staff the hospital are full-time faculty of the College. The VA Medical Center provides 168 acute care hospital beds. Annually, it admits 6,400 patients and records nearly 575,000 outpatient visits. It is one of the busiest and most comprehensive centers operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Approximately $17.4 million in research (funded primarily by the VA and the NIH) is conducted by College faculty at the Zablocki VA Medical Center.