Health Care
The quality of health care in Madison runs quite deep. Five hospitals serve the community as do more than 20 clinics and urgent care locations. Medical foundations and associations are abundant as are alternative medicine practitioners. Meanwhile the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s medical, nursing, and pharmacy schools plus the groundbreaking research done in the University Hospital and on campus bring the amount and quality of care options to a level unexpected in a community of Madison’s modest size.
1. Madison And Dane County Public Health Department
City: Madison, WI
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (608) 266-4821
Address: 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Description: Serving almost 500,000 people in the 1,200 square miles of Madison and Dane County, the government department works with partners in the community to provide information on health and disease issues. Check here for information on a wide variety of matters that affect health and living in the area, including local beach conditions, water and air quality issues, tobacco matters, and communicable diseases and immunizations.
2. American Family Children’S Hospital
City: Madison, WI
Category: Health Care
3. Mendota Mental Health Institute
City: Madison, WI
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (608) 244-3262
Address: 301 Troy Dr.
Description: Opened in 1860 as the state insane asylum, it was renamed Mendota State Hospital in 1935 and then its current name in 1974. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services operates the facility, which treats patients with complex psychiatric conditions. The facility is secure for certain legal and behavioral necessities. Mendota also operates outpatient treatment services for individuals in the community. Mendota is one of the first such mental health facilities accredited by the Joint Commission.
4. Meriter Hospital
City: Madison, WI
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (608) 417-6000
Address: 202 South Park St.
Description: The fifth largest hospital in the state, Meriter is staffed by over 1,100 physicians covering all areas of specialties. Operated as a not-for-profit hospital, it has 448 beds and provides a broad range of services from basic care to surgeries. It acts as a teaching affiliate for the University of Wisconsin. Three of the hospital’s specialties stand out: cardiovascular care, women’s health, and the area’s only community-based Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital. Meriter also operates clinics in Middleton and on Madison’s west side.
5. William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
City: Madison, WI
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (608) 256-1901 or (888) 478-83
Address: 2500 Overlook Terrace
Description: This 87-bed facility provides comprehensive tertiary care in medicine, surgery, neurology, and psychiatry. The hospital employs 1,400 personnel and serves over 34,000 veterans each year. The hospital is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Hospital and shares some of the hospital’s resources. Special programs include open heart surgery, CT scans, MRIs, angiography, substance abuse rehabilitation, organ transplants, women’s stress disorder treatment, and mental health care.
City: Madison, WI
Category: Health Care
Address: 707 South Mills St.
City: Madison, WI
Category: Health Care
Address: 600 Highland Ave.