Bellin Health is a

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headquartered in

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. Bellin Health serves northeastern

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and the

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History

In 1908, Dr. Julius Bellin founded the Deaconess Sanitarium in a house he owned in

. The next year, the hospital began an affiliation with the Methodist Church. In 1915, the Deaconess Sanitarium was renamed Wisconsin Deaconess Sanitarium. In 1916, they built their first hospital building. In 1923, they built a north wing addition. In 1925, the board of directors renamed the hospital Bellin Memorial Hospital over Dr. Bellin's objections as a tribute to him. Dr. Bellin died in 1928. In 1970, the hospital began Green Bay's first alcohol and drug abuse program. In 1977, the hospital sponsored the first annual

Bellin Run The Bellin Run is a 10K (6.2-mile) race held annually on the east side of Green Bay, Wisconsin, just outside Bellin Memorial Hospital, the race's founding organization. The first Bellin 10K was held on June 12, 1977 and was known as the Bellin ...

. In 1989, they founded the Bellin Psychiatric Center. In January 1994, Bellin opened their first Family Medical Center in

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. In 2005, Bellin became one of the first hospitals to begin robotic assisted surgery. In 2006, Bellin Health opened their first FastCare clinics in area Shopko stores. In 2007, the company became the official health care partners of the

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. From 2011 to 2013, Bellin participated in the Pioneer ACO program in partnership with Thedacare. In 2012, Bellin Health expanded and opened their new emergency department on the north side of the Bellin Hospital building. In June 2014, Bellin joined Blue Priority — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's ACO in Wisconsin. In 2016, Bellin Health broke ground on a new

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and

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clinic in the

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. Also in 2016, Holy Family Memorial joined Bellin Health Partners. In January, the company was accepted into the Medicare and Medicaid Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model pilot program. In 2018, Dr. Cynthia Lasecki was named chief medical officer of the company. In 2022, Bellin began operations as one company with Gundersen Health System.

Medical operations

Bellin Health operates hospitals in Green Bay and

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, including an inpatient psychiatric center in Green Bay. Bellin Health also operates 29 Family Medicals Center clinics in northeastern Wisconsin, and in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. As of 2019, Bellin Health operated three FastCare clinics. Bellin Health is affiliated with

Bellin College Bellin College is a private nursing school and graduate school in Bellevue, Wisconsin. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History Bellin College was founded as Deaconess Sanitarium Training School for Nurses in 1909 by Dr. Juliu ...

. On June 1, 2022 Bellin announced that it intended to merge with Gundersen Health System. The system began operations as one company on December 1, 2022.

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