Aspirus Spine & Neurosciences Institute

About Aspirus Health

For a 4th year in a row, Aspirus Health has been recognized as one of the Top 15 Health Systems in the United States by IBM Watson in their annual study identifying the top-performing health systems in the country based on overall organizational performance. We are a system of 17 hospitals and more than 80 clinics that spans over 25,000 square miles throughout Central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Aspirus Spine & Neurosciences Institute

Aspirus Spine & Neurosciences Institute is a multi-disciplinary group located in Wausau, WI. The staff members include neurosurgery, orthopaedic spine surgery, neurology, physiatry, and neuropsychology. The goal is to develop, and provide excellence in spine, neuro and rehab care, which is comprehensive and multi-disciplinary in approach. Outpatient rehabilitation therapies and a 20,000 square foot imaging center are on our Aspirus Wausau Hospital campus.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is a private/not-for-profit facility. Licensed for 321 beds, operating at 245. We average 14,659 inpatient admissions with 72,580 outpatients and 24,000 emergency room visits per year. Our departments include an 18-bed ICU, 15-bed ER, 1,200 annual deliveries in our OB unit, 12-room NICU, 5 cath labs, performing 600 open hearts per year in our Aspirus Heart & Vascular Institute. Other units/departments include, Aspirus Regional Cancer Center, Day Surgery, GI Center, Ortho/Neuro, Medical/Pediatrics, RT, and Rehab.

Community

Wausau, Wisconsin is located in the lovely Wisconsin River valley at the center of the state. We have a metro area population of 80,000 with excellent schools, busy performing arts center, large private music conservatory, and visual arts center. Quiet residential neighborhoods surround Lake Wausau and overlook the Wisconsin River or have views of Rib Mountain State Park. A normal commute is 10 minutes to any part of town. We enjoy four seasons of recreation including all water sports, sailing, kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, soccer, down-hill and cross-country skiing. We are conveniently located three hours from Milwaukee and Minneapolis.