Marshfield Clinic

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Marshfield Clinic Health System
Type Non-profit organization
Industry Healthcare
Founded Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States (1916)
FounderK. W. Doege, MD
William Hipke, MD
Victor Mason, MD
Walter G. Sexton, MD
H. H. Milbee, MD
Roy P. Potter, MD
Headquarters
Marshfield, WI
,
United States
Area served
 Wisconsin
RevenueIncrease2.svg$1.12 billion USD (FY 2011) [1]
Website https://www.marshfieldclinic.org/
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The Laird Center for Medical Research on the Marshfield Clinic campus
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Clinic in Mercer

Marshfield Clinic Health System is an integrated health system serving Wisconsin founded in 1916. The system contains several hospitals and many clinics throughout Wisconsin, as well as a medical research institute and an education division, and employs more than 1,200 doctors and other clinicians. [2] [3]

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History

The clinic was founded in 1916 by six local physicians: K.W. Doege, William Hipke, Victor Mason, Walter G. Sexton, H.H. Milbee, and Roy P. Potter, in the community of Marshfield, Wisconsin. [4] In October 2022, Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System announced merger discussions. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed to evaluate how the two organizations might combine to form an integrated regional health system. [5] After almost two years of discussion, the merger was called off in January 2024, although the leaders did not rule out future collaboration attempts. [6]

Organization

Marshfield Clinic Health System's primary operations include facilities in Marshfield, Eau Claire, Wausau/Weston, and Rice Lake.[ third-party source needed ] As of 2022, the health system has 10 hospitals (including two in Marshfield) and 50-60 clinics throughout Wisconsin. [3] [7] [8]

Marshfield Clinic Health System also has several component centers, including:

Facilities

The Laird Center for Medical Research, dedicated in 1997 and named after former U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, [27] is a medical research and education facility on the campus of Marshfield Clinic Health System. The Lawton Center for Medical Research is a similar facility dedicated to Ben Lawton, a thoracic surgeon at Marshfield Clinic during the 20th century.[ citation needed ]

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