In a move to improve care access in rural and community-based settings, UW Health and Sanford Health Marshfield Clinic Health System announced Monday they have completed a transaction to bring the Beaver Dam medical center into the UW Health system.
The hospital will be renamed UW Health Beaver Dam Hospital and Clinics, according to Carey Gehl, chief strategy officer for UW Health.
“This is an exciting day for us, for our patients and for our newest team members in Dodge County,” Gehl said in a press release. “We are committed to providing care close to home whenever possible while also ensuring Beaver Dam and surrounding communities have access to the expert specialty care available at UW Health.”
UW Health said it will integrate the Beaver Dam campus in phases. Until the transition to UW Health MyChart is completed in March 2027, patients will continue using My Marshfield Clinic to view health information, manage appointments and request prescription refills.
Patients should not expect much change in the first few months, Gehl said. Care and services will continue in primary and specialty care clinics, pharmacy, home health, hospice, nursing home, assisted living, memory care and senior apartments.
“Patients might start to see new signage in places, but appointments will proceed as scheduled with the care teams they know,” she said.
Home health and hospice services will become part of UW Health Care Direct.
