Wauwatosa, WI - Viewbook

A wide range of quality elder care is available, from assisted living to long-term care in facilities run by Alterra Health Care, Inc., Luther Manor, and others.

The 258-acre Milwaukee Regional Medical Center is eastern Wisconsin's largest academic health center. On the leading edge of patient care, education, and medical research, the Medical Center consists of six organizations. The Blood Center and Blood Research Institute are nonprofit suppliers of all the blood and blood components used by patients in more than 30 area hospitals. The Blood Center also provides transfusion-related medical services and diagnostic testing for patients worldwide.

The Blood Research Institute, a national leader, is located on the Medical Center Campus.

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is the state's only hospital dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children, from infants to teenagers. A private not-for-profit pediatric medical center, it provides comprehensive impatient and outpatient care and also serves as a center for the education of health professionals in pediatric health care. This hospital is home to more than 80 specialty clinics and Wisconsin's only pediatric trauma center.

As one of the largest, most highly accredited rehabilitation facilities in the nation, Curative Care Network serves children and adults in medical, vocational, developmentally disabled and mental health programs. Curative, a private nonprofit agency, also trains rehabilitation professionals.

The physicians of the Medical College of Wisconsin staff Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, a private, not-for-profit teaching hospital. Froedtert's Centers of Excellence include Cancer, Cardiovascular, Digestive Disease, Emergency, Musculoskeletal, Neurosciences, Transplant, Trauma, and Women's Health.

The Medical College of Wisconsin, a private school, offers medical degree programs, residency training for physicians and scientists, and continuing education for doctors and health professionals. It is Wisconsin's largest private research institution, conducting more than $55 million annually in funded research. Most of the physicians at the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center serve on the Medical College faculty. At its Mental Health Complex on the Medical Center campus, Milwaukee County Mental Health Division offers a wide range of programs including inpatient and psychiatric rehabilitation services, as well as community services at other locations.

Together, these organizations employ approximately 10,000 and provide education and training to 1,600 medical students and residents annually. Wisconsin's only Level 1 Emergency/Trauma Center is located on the campus, which is also home of the Flight for Life air ambulance service.