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Richland Center
residents and families living in Richland County
take comfort from knowing they have easy access to
high quality medical care when needed.
The
Richland Hospital is a modern 38 bed acute care
facility that together with the Richland Medical
Center, the Spring Green Medical Center in Spring
Green and the Muscoda Health Center in Muscoda serve
the healthcare needs of residents in Richland and
surrounding counties. The hospital has an active
medical staff of 19 physicians in addition to a
compliment of consulting physicians.
The
Richland Hospital, Inc. is located on the Northeast
side of Richland Center, four blocks from downtown.
The hospital offers a wide range of services, such
as CT-scans, MRI, mammography, diagnostic testing,
general, laparoscopic, and orthopedic surgery,
critical care, pulmonology, cardiology,
echocardiograms, podiatry, chemotherapy,
occupational-physical-recreational-respiratory
therapies, birthing center, 24-hour emergency room
services, plus many others. Outreach programs
include home monitoring, cardiac rehabilitation,
Lamaze childbirth, as well as sibling, parenting,
safe sitter and diabetes education classes. The
hospital also provides a full range of services
through its Home Health Agency, offering skilled
nursing to personal care plus rehabilitation
services. In addition, the hospital operates a
Children’s Learning Center that provides childcare
services to its employees and Richland area
residents.
The
Richland Hospital recently completed a 22
million-dollar major building project that will
provide a state-of-the-art facility for the Richland
Hospital and the Richland Medical Center at one
location. The completed structure nearly tripled the
size of the former hospital building.
The
Richland Medical Center in Richland Center
offers complete family health care. It has 19
physicians, surgeons, nurse practitioners and
physician assistants on staff. The center’s medical
services include family medicine, internal medicine,
surgery, family-oriented obstetrics, laboratory,
radiology, obstetrics/gynecology, dermatology,
orthopedics, pediatrics, ophthalmology and
otolaryngology. The facilities in Muscoda and Spring
Green are similar, specializing in family health.
Richland County Community Programs provide
mental health services, alcohol and drug abuse
counseling, crisis intervention, and services for
the developmentally disabled.
There
are several excellent assisted living centers in Richland
County. Some offer short- and long-term skilled
nursing care and some facilities provide retirement
living.
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Schmitt Woodland Hills on Richland Center’s west
side - assisted living and retirement.
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Pine Valley Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Center located just south of town - assisted
living and retirement.
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Harvest Guest Home -
Jaydee Elder Care on the west side overlooking the Pine River -
assisted living and retirement.
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A new residential care
center, Our House, opened in 2005 in the downtown area -
assisted living and retirement.
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The Park Apartments
and Ridgeview Commons are two complexes that provide comfortable
retirement living for seniors.
