Marshfield Clinic Health System is an integrated health system serving

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founded in 1916. The system contains several hospitals and many clinics throughout Wisconsin, as well as a medical research institute and an education division, and employs more than 1,200 doctors and other clinicians.

History

The clinic was founded in 1916 by six local physicians: K.W. Doege, William Hipke, Victor Mason, Walter G. Sexton, H.H. Milbee, and Roy P. Potter, in the community of

Marshfield, Wisconsin Marshfield is a city in northwest Wood and southwest Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10, Highway 13 and Highway 97. The largest city in Wood County, its population was 18,929 at t ...

Organization

Marshfield Clinic Health System's primary operations include facilities in Marshfield, Eau Claire, and Rice Lake. As of 2022, the health system has 10

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(including two in Marshfield) and 50-60 clinics throughout Wisconsin. Marshfield Clinic Health System also has several component centers, including: *''Marshfield Clinic Research Institute'', founded in 1959, is the largest private medical research institute in Wisconsin. The Research Institute consists of six research centers: **

National Farm Medicine Center The 'National Farm Medicine Center'' (NFMC), established in 1981, is a non-profit program in Marshfield, Wisconsin dedicated to agricultural health and safety research, and service. The center is a component of the Marshfield Clinic Research Ins ...

, which also houses the

National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety The National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS) is a part of the National Farm Medicine Center, one of the research centers of the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute. The center is located headquartered in ...

, directed by

Barbara C. Lee Barbara C. Lee (born 1949) is the director of the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, located in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Lee was also the director and a past interim director of the National Farm Medicine Center. ...

**Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Population Health **Center for Precision Medicine **Center for Oral and Systemic Health **Clinical Research Center **Cancer Care and Research Center *The ''Division of Education'' provides

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programs for medical school graduates in internal medicine, pediatrics, medicine and pediatrics, dermatology, and surgery. About 125 members of the Marshfield Clinic Health System staff hold clinical teaching appointments from the

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. *''Marshfield Clinic Laboratories'' is a system of laboratories that employs more than 450 people and performs more than 20 million tests annually. It has separate services for forensic toxicology, food safety and veterinary diagnostics. *''Security Health Plan of Wisconsin'' is Marshfield Clinic Health System's

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(HMO), established in 1986 as an outgrowth of the Greater Marshfield Community Health Plan, which began in 1971 as one of the earliest HMOs in the country.

Facilities

The Laird Center for Medical Research, dedicated in 1997 and named after former U.S. Secretary of Defense

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, is a medical research and education facility on the campus of Marshfield Clinic Health System. The Lawton Center for Medical Research is a similar facility dedicated to

Ben Lawton Ben Redmond Lawton, M.D., F.A.C.S. (July 17, 1922 – May 18, 1987) was an eminent physician, general and thoracic surgeon, healthcare-reformer, educator, and President of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents from 1984 to 1986. Ea ...

, a thoracic surgeon at Marshfield Clinic during the 20th century.

References

External links

Official websiteMarshfield Clinic Research InstituteMarshfield Clinic Laboratories
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