{"id":4223,"date":"2017-12-06T11:01:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T17:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/for-wisconsin\/?post_type=campus_story&p=4223"},"modified":"2017-12-06T11:05:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T17:05:57","slug":"uw-platteville-leads-summit-to-address-rural-health-care-needs","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-platteville-leads-summit-to-address-rural-health-care-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Platteville leads summit to address rural health care needs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PLATTEVILLE, Wis. \u2013 The University of Wisconsin-Platteville hosted an inaugural Health Care Summit on Nov. 8, engaging major stakeholders in the region in order to explore issues and needs in rural health care.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to explore how we \u2013 as higher education institutions \u2013 can collaborate to help fill those needs,\u201d said Dr. Wayne Weber, dean of UW-Platteville\u2019s College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture. According to Weber, UW-Platteville will explore tangible, programmatic directions to take in order to help meet the health care industry\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

Dozens of participants attended the event, consisting of area higher education representatives, health care administrators, regional practitioners and others in the field.<\/p>\n

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Summit participants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe Health Care Summit is a valuable opportunity to discuss and develop robust solutions to the health care workforce issues Southwest Wisconsin faces,\u201d said Laura Pettersen, executive director of Scenic Rivers Area Health Education Center in Cashton, Wisconsin. \u201cEngaging partners from multiple sectors in the Health Care Summit is imperative to creating strategies to meet the needs of students, professionals and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Discussions about UW-Platteville\u2019s potential to help address shortages in rural health care have been ongoing for some time, but Weber noted that the recent approval of Boebel Hall renovations is significant in helping to move these conversations forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Boebel Hall renovation is a critical piece, because we\u2019ll have the ability to design spaces to help meet those needs,\u201d said Weber. The state\u2019s biennium budget includes a $23.7 million renovation of the university\u2019s science building, which will update and modernize teaching labs, research labs and classroom space.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are here to serve the community, it\u2019s part of our mission,\u201d said Weber. \u201cWe talk about the importance of being stewards of place, and one major way we can help contribute is through health care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Written by: Alison Parkins, Associate Director of Public Relations, Communications, 608-342-1194,\u00a0parkinsal@uwplatt.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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