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Health care in Milwaukee, WI: hospitals, ERs, clinics and pharmacies

Milwaukee, WI has 9 hospitals in Medicare (CMS) data; 8 list emergency services and 2 state a trauma center designation on their own website. Our data also lists 8 urgent care centers, 98 pharmacies, 40 community health center sites, 17 nursing homes, 7 hospice providers, 12 home health agencies, 18 dialysis facilities and 93 licensed assisted living homes in Milwaukee.

Built automatically from official data (Medicare, the NPI Registry, HRSA and state licence lists) and from what each hospital publishes on its own website; see Sources and dates. Services change: call before you go.

In a medical emergency, call 911. This guide says what the official data lists for the city on the dates shown; it is not medical advice and not a ranking.

Emergency care

8 of the 9 hospitals in Milwaukee list emergency services in Medicare's data; 8 of them state 24-hour emergency care on their own website, and 2 state a trauma center designation. The wording of each designation is quoted from the hospital’s website.

Walk-in care

8 urgent care centers in Milwaukee are registered in the federal NPI Registry. Urgent care centers treat illnesses and injuries that need care soon but are not emergencies, usually without an appointment. The registry does not record opening hours: call before you go.

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Pharmacies

98 pharmacies in Milwaukee are registered in the NPI Registry (Community/retail pharmacy: 52; Pharmacy: 40; Clinic pharmacy: 6). The registry does not record opening hours or 24-hour service: call the pharmacy. All pharmacies in Milwaukee →

Low-cost care

40 community health center sites in Milwaukee (Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA: 38; FQHC Look-Alike (meets the same HRSA requirements, without HRSA grant funding): 1; Federally Qualified Health Center enrolled in Medicare (CMS): 1). Health centers in the federal Health Center Program (HRSA) must offer a sliding fee based on income and serve patients whether or not they have insurance. Weekly hours are as reported to HRSA.

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Hospitals compared

9 hospitals, highest Medicare rating first. Rating: CMS overall hospital star rating, 1 to 5 (6 of 9 rated). Beds: from the hospital's own website where our research has read it (1 of 9). Price list: the hospital's federal price-transparency file is on its page (5 of 9).

Hospitals in Milwaukee, WI: type, emergency services, Medicare rating, beds and price list
HospitalTypeEmergencyMedicare ratingBedsPrice list
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 5 of 5 stars — Yes
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — —
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — —
Ascension St Francis Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
Milwaukee VA Medical Center · Full profile Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — —
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin · Full profile Children's Hospital ER Not rated — —
Mental Health Emergency Center, Inc · Full profile Psychiatric Hospital ER Not rated — Yes
Milwaukee Rehabilitation Hospital at Greenfield · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated 40 Yes

Specialists

Clinicians affiliated with these 9 hospitals, by specialty, from Medicare's clinician data; the number counts clinicians whose primary specialty belongs to that page.

Specialties the hospitals list on their own websites

The number is how many hospitals here list it on their own website (hospitals with a reviewed website profile only).

Long-term care

Medicare-certified providers in Milwaukee, with Medicare star ratings where published, and the state’s licensed assisted living homes.

Nursing homes in Milwaukee with the highest Medicare overall rating

Sources and dates

This guide is generated from the data files above for the 100 U.S. cities with the most hospitals in Medicare's data (cities as CMS spells them; the data has no metro-area definition). Wording last revised November 8, 2026. Not medical advice.

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