Area hospitals establish Wisconsin High Value Network

Ten independent rural hospitals are establishing the Wisconsin High Value Network to expand access to care, share best practices in serving rural populations, and to control purchasing costs. Hospitals that have joined the network include Lafayette Hospitals and Clinic, Southwest Health, Grant Regional Health Center. the Richland Hospital, Edgerton Hosptial and Health Services, Reedsburg Area Medical Center, Vernon Memorial Hospital, Black River Falls Memorial Hospital, and St. Croix Health. The Wisconsin High Value Network is the sixth rural hospital network organized and operated by Cibolo Health, joining networks in North Dakota, Minnesota, Ohio, Montana and Nebraska. 3 Cibolo Health helps independent rural hospitals create clinically integrated networks with their peers to overcome the obstacles rural healthcare providers face