UnityPoint Health - Meriter

Madison General Hospital was founded in 1898.^{[citation needed]} The hospital merged with Madison Methodist Hospital in 1987, creating Meriter Health Services.^{[citation needed]}

On October 10, 2013, the board of Meriter Health System agreed to merge with UnityPoint Health.^[5][6][7] In early January 2014, Meriter Hospital became part of UnityPoint Health^[8] and two years later it was rebranded to UnityPoint Health - Meriter.^[9] On April 11, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission approved a joint venture between UnityPoint Health - Meriter and UW Health.^[10][11] On July 11, they expanded their partnership by treating patients together.^[12][13][14]

On May 27, 2025, at about 6:30 a.m. 950 nurses at UnityPoint Health - Meriter went on strike for better safety, more money, and for more nurses. This is the first nurses strike in the history of the medical facility.^[15][16][17] On June 1, they returned to work after the Services Employee International Union Wisconsin had signed a new two-year contract with the hospital,to increase their pay by ten percent, and to purchase a metal detector.^{[18][19] [20]} On October 17, firefighters responded to a 911 call from the hospital at 8:09 p.m., they found smoke in a mechanical room on the fifth floor, and put out a fire on the roof.^[21][22][23]

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.^[24]

Physicians Plus, a regional health insurer, is owned by Meriter.^[25]