ThedaCare–Froedtert Health is the placeholder name for the
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health care system
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with headquarters located in
Wauwatosa
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and
Neenah, Wisconsin
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. Serving the
Milwaukee
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and the
Appleton
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Fox Cities
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areas. The system has eighteen hospitals in Wisconsin including
Froedtert Hospital
Froedtert Hospital , located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, is a teaching hospital and a Level I adult trauma center, one of two such facilities in Wisconsin. Froedtert is the primary teaching affiliate of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), wher ...
.
The company was created as part of the merger of ThedaCare and Froedtert Health Systems on January 1, 2024. As of late January 2024, the 2 companies continue to operate under their own brands. Still, they are expected to form 1 large brand by the end of 2024.
History
In 2000, after nine months of negotiations, Froedtert and Community Memorial Hospital in
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Menomonee Falls is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 38,527 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most-populous village in Wisconsin. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. ...
merged to form a new holding company, Froedtert & Community Health. The hospital would be renamed Froedtert Menomonee Falls in 2019.
In September 2010, Froedtert Health acquired six ProHealth Care locations in Menomonee Falls, Germantown, and Hartford.
See also
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Froedtert Hospital
Froedtert Hospital , located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, is a teaching hospital and a Level I adult trauma center, one of two such facilities in Wisconsin. Froedtert is the primary teaching affiliate of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), wher ...
*
Medical College of Wisconsin
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is a private medical school, pharmacy school, and graduate school of sciences in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The school was established in 1893 and is the largest research center in eastern Wisconsi ...
References
External links
Website of Froedtert HealthWebsite of ThedaCare Health
Buildings and structures in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Education in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Health care companies based in Wisconsin
Hospital networks in the United States
Non-profit organizations based in Wisconsin
Buildings and structures in Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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