UnityPoint Health - Meriter

UnityPoint Health - Meriter
UnityPoint Health
Geography
Location	202 South Park Street, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates	43°03′57″N 89°24′05″W / 43.06583°N 89.40139°W / 43.06583; -89.40139
Organization
Care system	Private hospital
Type	General Hospital[1] and Teaching hospital[1]
Affiliated university	University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Services
Standards	DNV Healthcare[1]
Emergency department	Level IV Trauma Center
Beds	448
Helipads
Helipad	WI93[2]
Number Length Surface ft m H1 108 33 Concrete
History
Former names	Madison General Hospital Meriter Hospital
Founded	1889
Links
Website	https://www.unitypoint.org/locations/unitypoint-health---meriter-hospital
Lists	Hospitals in Wisconsin

Meriter Hospital Inc doing business as UnityPoint Health - Meriter,^[3][4] is a non-profit hospital campus in Madison, Wisconsin, United States that is owned by UnityPoint Health. The medical facility is a tertiary, psychiatric hospital and teaching hospital that has multiple specialties.^[1]

Madison General Hospital was founded in 1898.^{[citation needed]} The hospital merged with Madison Methodist Hospital in 1987, creating Meriter Health Services.^{[citation needed]}

On October 10, 2013, the board of Meriter Health System agreed to merge with UnityPoint Health.^[5][6][7] In early January 2014, Meriter Hospital became part of UnityPoint Health^[8] and two years later it was rebranded to UnityPoint Health - Meriter.^[9] On April 11, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission approved a joint venture between UnityPoint Health - Meriter and UW Health.^[10][11] On July 11, they expanded their partnership by treating patients together.^[12][13][14]

On May 27, 2025, at about 6:30 a.m. 950 nurses at UnityPoint Health - Meriter went on strike for better safety, more money, and for more nurses. This is the first nurses strike in the history of the medical facility.^[15][16][17] On June 1, they returned to work after the Services Employee International Union Wisconsin had signed a new two-year contract with the hospital,to increase their pay by ten percent, and to purchase a metal detector.^{[18][19] [20]} On October 17, firefighters responded to a 911 call from the hospital at 8:09 p.m., they found smoke in a mechanical room on the fifth floor, and put out a fire on the roof.^[21][22][23]

The Madison Japanese Language School (マディソン日本語補習校 Madison Nihongo Hoshūkō), a Japanese weekend supplementary school, holds classes at the hospital's McConnel Hall.^[24]

Physicians Plus, a regional health insurer, is owned by Meriter.^[25]

• UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital
• Unitypoint Health - Meriter Medicare.gov
• Unitypoint Health - Meriter Montgomery Advertiser
• UnityPoint Health - Meriter (Madison, WI) USA Today

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