Company type | Non-profit organization |
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Industry | Healthcare |
Founded | Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States (1916) |
Founder | K. W. Doege, MD William Hipke, MD Victor Mason, MD Walter G. Sexton, MD H. H. Milbee, MD Roy P. Potter, MD |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Wisconsin |
Revenue | $1.12 billion USD (FY 2011)[1] |
Website | https://www.marshfieldclinic.org/ |
Marshfield Clinic Health System is an integrated health system serving Wisconsin founded in 1916. The system contains several hospitals and many clinics throughout Wisconsin, as well as a medical research institute and an education division, and employs more than 1,200 doctors and other clinicians.[2][3]
The clinic was founded in 1916 by six local physicians: K.W. Doege, William Hipke, Victor Mason, Walter G. Sexton, H.H. Milbee, and Roy P. Potter, in the community of Marshfield, Wisconsin.[4] In October 2022, Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System announced merger discussions. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed to evaluate how the two organizations might combine to form an integrated regional health system.[5] After almost two years of discussion, the merger was called off in January 2024, although the leaders did not rule out future collaboration attempts.[6]
Marshfield Clinic Health System's primary operations include facilities in Marshfield, Eau Claire, Wausau/Weston, and Rice Lake.[third-party source needed] As of 2022, the health system has 10 hospitals (including two in Marshfield) and 50-60 clinics throughout Wisconsin.[3][7][8]
Marshfield Clinic Health System also has several component centers, including:
The Laird Center for Medical Research, dedicated in 1997 and named after former U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird,[27] is a medical research and education facility on the campus of Marshfield Clinic Health System. The Lawton Center for Medical Research is a similar facility dedicated to Ben Lawton, a thoracic surgeon at Marshfield Clinic during the 20th century.[citation needed]