Our Mission and Vision
The mission of the Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care is to maintain excellence in clinical care, education, and research at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Health Kids, and American Family Children’s Hospital. We aspire to deliver care that is family-centered, equitable, evidence-based, safe, and coordinated.
Our Values
Excellence, Collaboration, Innovation, Respect, Compassion, Commitment
Strategy
We are currently focusing on building a culture and infrastructure that accelerates the development and dissemination of high-impact clinical, educational, and research interventions and nurtures the professional fulfillment of our faculty and staff across the career lifespan.
Scope
Our clinical services span inpatient general care, inpatient and outpatient complex care, and pediatric sedation.
Hospital Medicine & Complex Care Program News
Department of Pediatrics 2024 Research Week, including the Gerard B. Odell Lecture and Award, is coming in May
Next month, the Department of Pediatrics will offer its 2024 Research Week over five days, May 13–17. Through a combination of live-streamed lectures, in-person events, and interactive sessions with faculty members and trainees, audience participants …
April 8, 2024Pediatric Sedation Clinic named a Center of Excellence in Pediatric Sedation
The Society for Pediatric Sedation Board of Directors and Quality & Safety Committee named the Pediatric Sedation Clinic at American Family Children’s Hospital a Center of Excellence in Pediatric Sedation. The designation recognizes pediatric sedation …
February 16, 2024Ann Allen receives Car Curing Kids grant to promote safe sleeping initiative for newborns
In support of an effort to promote safe sleep recommendations for newborns, Cars Curing Kids has awarded a one-year grant of $23,275 to Ann Allen, MD, associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care. Approximately …
January 26, 2024Megan Peters and Haroon Ali are awarded Cars Curing Kids grant to re-demonstrate effectiveness of jet-injected subcutaneous ketamine for light pediatric sedation
Megan Peters, MD, associate professor, Division of Critical Care, and Haroon Ali, MD, PGY-5 Fellow, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, were awarded a six-month $16,593 grant from Cars Curing Kids for the project …
January 26, 2024Heidi Kloster receives ICTR grant for pilot study to investigate barriers to home health care for medically complex children in rural areas
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health recently awarded Heidi Kloster, MD, associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, a grant of $50,000 to …
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