North Central Health Care sits in North Central Wisconsin and serves a wide range of people with different health needs, and the place has been around since 1972, growing to have about 501 to 1,000 staff members working under a nonprofit, county-operated structure. The main focus here leans toward mental health, substance use treatment, skilled nursing, help with developmental disabilities, and supporting adults who might need extra protection. This place runs both inpatient and outpatient services, so people can either stay inside the facility or come in from the community as needed, and it even has its own inpatient psychiatric hospital for adults and youth, along with a 24-7 Crisis Center where anyone can get help in an emergency without making an appointment. When it comes to addiction, North Central Health Care teaches about all sorts of behavioral addictions such as gambling, social media, video games, food, and more, and its resources cover everything from recognizing addiction warning signs to getting help for loved ones or understanding the bigger picture of substance use in the brain and life. There's a special Lakeside Recovery program which runs as a medically-monitored substance use treatment spot, and for anyone who needs a mix of therapies, the Aquatic Physical Therapy Center lets people of all ages use warm water for rehab.
North Central Health Care manages two skilled nursing facilities, Mount View Care Center in Wausau and Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill, which give both short-term rehab and longer-term care, and they're set up to handle people with high needs like ventilator support or memory issues such as dementia. The facility also offers developmental disabilities programs, customized by each person's abilities and challenges, and keeps senior housing and assisted living options going for the local community. You'll find outpatient mental health, substance use, and psychiatry clinics in Wausau, Merrill, and Antigo, so care can be close to home, plus community treatment programs and transportation services to help people get where they need to go. With 142 staffed beds, about 937 total discharges, and a focus on serving the ZIP code 54403 and others around, North Central Health Care is licensed by The Joint Commission and meets all current standards as of 2024.
The team puts effort into making care personal, involving patients, families, and primary care providers when planning out recovery. The place runs on a big budget with about $113.7 million in patient revenue and manages everything from patient care to teaching, with six full-time resident physicians and interns staying on site to learn. North Central Health Care also operates with a focus on supporting vulnerable adults through protective services and runs various community-based programs, aiming to help people function better and stay safer in daily life. For anyone looking for practical health care help-like mental health support, skilled nursing, therapy in a pool, substance use recovery, and protection for adults-North Central Health Care brings together a lot under one roof, and tries to meet people's needs with person-centered care instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, and all the details about their work and programs sit openly on their website at www.norcen.org for anyone who wants to learn more.
