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Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals

Hospitals provide 24-hour medical care for short-term illnesses and injuries.

Critical access hospitals provide care to people living in rural areas. This includes:

  • Emergency care.
  • Care for short-term illnesses.
  • Help for people who need resources for rehabilitation or other care services after hospitalization.

Finding and Choosing a Hospital

Contact us

For questions about hospitals or critical access hospitals, contact the Wisconsin Division of Quality Assurance (DQA):

Critical access hospital contacts

General information
Kathryn Miller, rural hospitals initiatives program manager and flex coordinator
kmiller9@wisc.edu
608-261-1891 or 800-385-0005, ext. 26
Information about critical access hospitals

Wisconsin Rural Health Association
Dr. Bruce Kraus
920-623-2323

Critical access hospital resources

Additional contacts

Compliance history

Nurse consultant, Wisconsin hospital rules and regulations

Denise Balboa
denise.balboa@dhs.wisconsin.gov
920-979-6437

Pharmacy consultant

Douglas Englebert
douglas.englebert@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-266-5388

Life safety code (consultant)

David Soens
david.soens@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-220-0521

State licensure and Medicaid/Medicare certification

Thomas Rylander
thomas.rylander@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-266-7297

Swing bed (minimum data set or patient-driven payment model)

Heather Newton
heathera.newton@dhs.wisconsin.gov
920-360-6102

Survey inspection process supervisors

Kelly Terrab
kelly.terrab@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-266-0269

Sara Schmidt
Sarajane.schmidt@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-261-6752

 

 

Fire reporting

All fires in a licensed facility in Wisconsin must be reported to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) within 72 hours. To report a fire, complete and submit the Health Care Facility Fire Report, F-62500.

For questions regarding fire reporting, contact DQA Fire Authority:

Additional information is provided in DQA numbered memo 23-002 (PDF).

Related topics

Last revised December 1, 2023