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Rural Health Clinics

Rural health clinics are clinics located in rural areas with a shortage of health care professionals. Services often are provided by a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant. The services offered are similar to those received in a doctor’s office.

Finding and Choosing a Rural Health Clinic

For acute care, learn more about Critical Access Hospitals.

Contact us

For questions regarding rural health clinics, contact the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA):

Additional contacts

Compliance History

Provider Search

Medicaid and Medicare certification

Lisa Imhof
lisa.imhof@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-266-2702

Nurse consultant

Jessica Tomczak
jessica.tomczak@dhs.wisconsin.gov
414-380-0266

Pharmacy consultant

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

Survey inspection process

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

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

Wisconsin Rural Health Association

Dr. Bruce Kraus
920-623-2323

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).

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Last revised December 1, 2023