Nationally Recognized Geriatric Care

U.S. News & World Report ranked UW Health University Hospital 38th in the nation for its geriatrics services. As physicians, our faculty take a holistic approach to both primary and specialty care that equally emphasizes prevention, disease management, functional rehabilitation and end-of-life care.

Geriatrics doctors in clinic.

A Unique Hospital Consult Service

Recognizing that hospitalized older adults often face unique challenges, we created the UW Health Acute Care for Elders service, an interdisciplinary clinical consult team that evaluates older patients’ and families’ unique physical, mental, emotional and social factors to recommend the best approaches to current inpatient care and future needs.

Geriatrics physicians and learners in clinical setting.

Novel Home-Based Care

In collaboration with UW Health, we launched a multidisciplinary home-based primary care program for qualifying patients. It increases patient access to both primary and palliative care, builds networks of home- and community-based services, improves patient and caregiver quality of life and decreases total costs of care.

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Are You a Patient?

Visit the UW Health website to find a doctor, learn more about our clinical services, or find a clinical trial.

Partners With a VA Center of Excellence

We provide outpatient and inpatient care for older veterans at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC), a National Center of Excellence within the VA healthcare system.

Dr. Adrian Lewis caring for a patient at the VA

Long-Term Care Leadership

Our faculty provide assisted-living and nursing home leadership and clinical services at Badger Prairie Health Care Center and Capitol Lakes Nursing Home.

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Exterior photo of UW Health University Hospital

Are You a Referring Physician?

Visit the UW Health website for complete resources on outpatient referrals and acute inpatient transfers and admissions.