Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative

11/14/2025

With all the exciting new things going on at Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative, now is the perfect time to become a member! For a one-time fee of $25, you can have a say in the direction of the Cooperative, its new independent community hospital, and the healthcare services our organization will offer.

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11/13/2025

The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative will be providing the morgue facilities in its Chippewa Falls Cooperative Hospital facility to Chippewa County, restoring a critical public service that was lost when Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) closed St. Joseph’s Hospital in 2024.

Under the agreement, the morgue in the basement of the reopened Chippewa Falls Cooperative Hospital will serve as the official county morgue and will be maintained by the Cooperative as part of its mission to serve the community.

The morgue will be operated in cooperation with the Chippewa County Coroner’s Office and is equipped to receive, hold, and release the deceased for autopsies, investigations, and funeral arrangements as needed. The Cooperative is providing morgue services to the county at no cost.

Full Press Release: https://bit.ly/43v1SYi

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11/12/2025

Earlier today, the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative announced that Mike Sanders, Carrie Blum, and Steve Little have been selected to lead the Chippewa Valley Cooperative Hospital as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, respectively.

These three senior healthcare leaders, who each have deep Wisconsin rural healthcare experience, will guide the Chippewa Valley Cooperative Hospital through the opening of its interim hospital in Chippewa Falls and the development of its new, purpose-built hospital in Lake Hallie that is scheduled to open in 2028.

To learn more about these three individuals, please read the following press release: https://bit.ly/3LClqnk

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11/11/2025

The ECCF has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative to support the purchase of essential equipment and technology for its interim healthcare facility located at the former St. Joseph’s Hospital.

11/11/2025

Thank you Eau Claire Community Foundation for your generous donation to the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative! These funds will be used to purchase equipment and technology for our interim healthcare facility at the former St. Joseph's Hospital.

It's partnerships like this that allow us to pursue our mission of expanding healthcare coverage in the Chippewa Valley!

Supporting Local Healthcare in the Chippewa Valley 💙

ECCF is proud to share that we have awarded a $250,000 grant to the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative to help purchase essential equipment and technology for its interim healthcare facility at the former St. Joseph’s Hospital. 🏥

This investment supports local efforts to ensure accessible, high-quality healthcare across the Chippewa Valley. ECCF is proud to partner with organizations that strengthen the quality of life for everyone in our region. 🤝

📍 Learn more about ECCF’s impact at eccfwi.org

11/11/2025

WEAU 13 News did a feature on our new Cancer Center, which highlights how Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative is bringing cancer care closer to home.

Check out this video to learn more about how this new addition will positively impact patients and families across our region.

11/04/2025

It’s a historic time for Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative as we have opened our doors to our new Cancer Center, located in the renovated former St. Joseph’s Hospital campus in Chippewa Falls! The Cancer Center began seeing patients on October 13th and began medical oncology treatments on November 3rd, closing the critical gap in cancer treatment care that was created when Hospital Sisters Health Systems (HSHS) halted their cancer services in 2024.

While other local cancer treatment facilities did their best to accommodate these patients, the vast majority were forced to travel 1.5 to 3 hours one way for their treatments, lab work, checkups, and follow-up care. Since then, hundreds of other cancer patients have not been able to access the care they need close to home.

Our new Cancer Center will provide medical oncology and infusion therapy, an on-site specialty oncology pharmacy, a coordinated laboratory for faster care, and patient navigation and survivorship programs. The center will eventually include radiation therapy, which is being fast-tracked for 2026.

The Cancer Center is the first department to open in the Cooperative Hospital’s phased reactivation of the former facility. Work is underway now to open additional services in the coming months. Full hospital services, including inpatient care, emergency, surgery, and labor and delivery are scheduled to launch in 2026. All of these services are part of the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative’s plan to reopen the former hospital as an interim full-service facility while it builds its permanent, community-owned hospital in Lake Hallie by 2028.

Full Press Release: https://bit.ly/4nDi6FU

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