UnityPoint Meriter Hospital
Hospital in Wisconsin, United States
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UnityPoint Meriter Hospital is a nonprofit hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It is operated by UnityPoint Health. It primarily serves southern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois. It serves as a teaching hospital for the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] The joint operating agreement (JOA) between UnityPoint Health – Meriter and UW Health formalized and expanded their collaboration in care for patients.[3]
| UnityPoint Meriter Hospital | |||||||||||
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| UnityPoint Health | |||||||||||
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| Geography | |||||||||||
| Location | 202 South Park Street, Madison, Wisconsin, United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°03′57″N 89°24′05″W | ||||||||||
| Organization | |||||||||||
| Type | Teaching | ||||||||||
| Affiliated university | University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| Emergency department | Level IV Trauma Center | ||||||||||
| Beds | 448 | ||||||||||
| Helipads | |||||||||||
| Helipad | WI93[1] | ||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||
| Former names | Madison General Hospital Meriter Hospital | ||||||||||
| Founded | 1927 | ||||||||||
| Links | |||||||||||
| Website | https://www.unitypoint.org/locations/unitypoint-health---meriter-hospital | ||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in Wisconsin | ||||||||||
History
Facilities
The hospital has 448 beds, making it the state's fifth largest.
The Madison Japanese Language School (マディソン日本語補習校 Madison Nihongo Hoshūkō), a Japanese weekend supplementary school, holds classes at the hospital's McConnel Hall.[6]
Physicians Plus, a regional health insurer, is owned by Meriter.[7]
