This issue includes: COVID Will End as a Whimper, Not a Bang, Dialing Back Covid Anger/Denial, It Must be Summer, 2021 Q&B/RWHC Community Engagement Awards Announced, UW Students Can Apply for 30th Annual $2,500 Monona Essay Prize, Register: RWHC National Leadership Residency Program, Register: WI Center Nursing Conference: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Leadership Insights: “Follow Up”, "Lead The Way In Five Minutes A Day", Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs, Eye on Health Cartoons

In year six of this successful program in Wisconsin, we are expanding nationally to engage new healthcare leaders in this one-year track of monthly education and skill development sessions. We cover a wide array of topics to ensure success for those newly promoted.

Wisconsin Doctors and Nurses Share Personal Vaccination Reflections in DHS Campaign

Stop the COVID Spread! (WHA Poster Download)

(Issue 129) “I’m so proud of you.” This is easy to say to someone else when they have reached a goal, accomplished something they set out to do, or overcome a difficult challenge. That is why I’m going to be proud of you at the end of this article if you can say to yourself, “I’m proud of myself.” How do you lead with a sense of pride, and why does it matter that you do?

(Video link from WHA) Wisconsin hospitals cared for their communities during the pandemic.

This issue includes: Rural Economy Needs Vaccination, GOP Governors Face Vaccine Hesitancy, Losing Pandemic Telehealth Gains?, Who Does 911 Call for 911?, Leadership Insights: “Pride”, Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs, National Rural Health Association – Rural Advocate, Support RWHC Healthy Wisconsin (RWHC’s New Foundation), 2020-21 RWHC in Review, Eye on Health Cartoons

RWHC Executive Director Tim Size discusses rural health and the role of the cooperative during the latest edition of Tomah Health HealthCheck 360.

(Issue 128) Wisconsin rural hospital CEO and CFO rock stars inspired possibility thinking with a group of emerging leaders recently, demonstrating that striving for the C-suite might not be an unreachable-or undesirable-goal after all. We may sense “distance” between ourselves and those at higher levels of position or success, but we’re all just people under our name tags. These senior leaders shared their extraordinarily human leadership journeys and the habits that keep their head above turbulent waters, openly offering actionable advice to encourage new leaders to keep growing. Which one do you need to hear?

This issue includes: Our Ask of Rural-Friendly Health Insurers, Rural Needs Broadband to Attract Workers, “Those People” is a Conversation Stopper, Leadership Insights: “Go for the C-Suite”, WCMEW 2021 Clinical Training Forum: 624, 9-11:30 AM – FREE Virtual Program, Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs,m National Rural Health Association – Rural Advocate,m Support RWHC Healthy Wisconsin (RWHC’s New Foundation), 2020-21 RWHC in Review, Eye on Health Cartoons

They are on opposite sides of the political aisle, but Wisconsinites will soon see two former governors team up for a common goal: get every eligible Wisconsinite vaccinated to help officially close the book on the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-2021 RWHC Report

The crisis is here and now: there are not enough lab techs, pharmacy techs, or certified nursing/medical assistants. These, and many other entry-level positions in healthcare are remaining open for months without any applicants in some cases. But even if you currently have all positions filled and your employees adore you, leading a team with these positions offers unique challenges.

This issue includes: “Building a Better Tomorrow”, Protect Patients/Providers, Not Insurer Profits, Primary Care Can Beat Covid-1, Leadership Insights: “Leading With Turnover”, Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs, Housing + Hospitals in Rural Wisconsin Webinar (No Charge), Apply for 29th Annual $2,500 Monona Essay Prize by a UW Student, National Rural Health Association – Rural Advocate, Support RWHC Healthy Wisconsin (RWHC’s New Foundation), Eye on Health Cartoons