United Hospital System is a comprehensive regional healthcare system, with 380-licensed beds, which has served southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois communities for more than 100 years.
United Hospital System provides services primarily through the Kenosha Medical Center Campus, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the St. Catherine's Medical Center Campus, located in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, and several other clinic locations.
United Hospital System provides comprehensive services including the Michael E. DeBakey Heart Institute, the Joseph F. Andrea Regional Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Kenosha (a hospital within a hospital), a Birthing Inn, a Kidney Center, a Sleep Disorders Center, Chiropractic Services, Diabetic Education Services, Diagnostic Services, Emergency Services, GI Laboratory Services, Occupational Medicine, Rehabilitation Services, Surgical Services, Gastric Bypass Weight-loss Surgery and Women's Health Services.
The number of admissions between both campuses exceeds 8,000 annually and the Emergency Departments treat over 44,000 patients per year.
Staff Hospitalist Profile
A dedicated Hospitalist Team of eight (8) full and part time physicians will provide on-site service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Each full time Hospitalist will work up to 192 hours of clinical professional medical services per month consisting of approximately 12 and 8 hour shifts.
The Hospitalist Team provides service response for codes, consultations, inpatient episodic medical care, ICU procedures, unassigned ED call and patient admission/discharge.
Community
Kenosha and Prairie Park offer the best of small town living with the amenities of Chicago and Milwaukee short drive away.
Not only are there outstanding housing opportunities ranging from lakefront estate homes to numerous developments to fit any taste, the area offers a affordable standard of living and some of the lowest tax rates in the country.
For the sportsman, Kenosha County contains 18 golf courses, over 40 parks, skiing, Lake Michigan and 13 smaller lakes including the Lake Geneva resort area, the YMCA, public parks, stables and an outstanding recreation complex.
Kenosha offers a number of unique dining options in addition to the Nationally acclaimed dining of Chicago and Milwaukee for day trips and overnight visits.
Shoppers will enjoy the local prime outlet malls and can also spend a day shopping the world class shops of Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago or the Woodfield Mall, one of the largest malls in the country only a short drive away.
In addition to shopping, dining and sports, the area offers a drive-in theatre, several orchards, public museums, Southport Marina and a public arts center.
There are 26 elementary schools, six middle schools and five high schools in Kenosha County in addition to two colleges including a branch of the University of Wisconsin.
For those who prefer to ride rather than drive, the Chicago Metro suburban train service offers regular service to the North shore suburbs of Chicago and the city itself.
The City of Kenosha has a population of 96,240 and has experienced a 6.25% population growth since 2000. The cost-of-living is 12.6% lower than the United States national average and there is no sales tax on groceries.
To ensure its long term growth, the City of Kenosha has a tremendous economic development program with the area hosting a Chrysler automotive plant, Jelly Belly factory and five business parks.