MADISON, Wis. — The WHA Foundation is excited to announce a continuation of last year’s initiative to help grow the health care workforce in Wisconsin. In collaboration with 24 local hospitals, the WHA Foundation is providing grants to support HOSA-Future Health Professionals chapters in high schools during the 2025-26 school year. Since beginning this program last year, the WHA Foundation and its member hospitals & health systems have provided $59,500 to 44 schools in Wisconsin to support these chapters.
“The WHA Foundation is proud to continue this support as we look to grow the health care workforce in Wisconsin,” said Kyle O’Brien, WHA President & CEO. “Wisconsin’s hospitals provide rewarding career opportunities in communities around the state. We are proud to support the next generation of health care workers in Wisconsin who will serve an essential role in our members’ mission to serve their communities.”
HOSA is a student organization that provides members with opportunities to explore health care career options and experiences, and the paths they can take to embark on their professional pathway. Supporting Wisconsin’s existing health care workforce is a top priority of Wisconsin hospitals, as is supporting Wisconsin’s future health care workforce to maintain the high-quality health care Wisconsin citizens expect and deserve. The partnership between hospitals and high schools to recruit and develop Wisconsin’s future health care workforce is an important part of those efforts.
In February 2024, WHA Foundation launched its “So Many Options” campaign statewide highlighting the vast array of career opportunities available in Wisconsin’s health care system. By targeting middle and high school students, both the “So Many Options” campaign and the HOSA grant program serve as invaluable resources to ensure Wisconsin’s future health care workforce is strong, well-prepared, and equipped to deliver the highest level of care to all residents.
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS PARTICIPATING FOR THE 2025/2026 SCHOOL YEAR:
- Advent Health Durand
- Ascension NE WI – St. Elizabeth Hospital
- Ascension SE WI – Elmbrook Hospital
- Aspirus Medford Hospital
- Aspirus Wausau Hospital
- Aurora Medical Center Summit
- Aurora Baycare Medical Center
- Aurora West Allis Memorial
- Edgerton Hospital and Health Services
- Emplify Health – Bellin Hospital
- Fort HealthCare
- Froedtert Community Hospital – Mequon
- Froedtert Community Hospital – Oak Creek
- Emplify Healthy by Gundersen Moundview Hospital & Clinics
- HSHS St. Vincent’s Hospital
- Marshfield Medical Center – Marshfield
- Prairie Ridge Health
- ProHealth Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital
- ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital
- Rogers Memorial Hospital Milwaukee
- SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
- The Richland Hospital, Inc.
- ThedaCare Medical Center – Waupaca
- ThedaCare Regional Medical Center – Neenah
HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVING GRANTS FOR THE 2025/2026 SCHOOL YEAR:
- Adams-Friendship High School
- Adams-Friendship Middle School
- Beloit Memorial High School
- Brown Deer High School
- Dodgeland High School
- Gilmanton Middle and High School
- Kettle Moraine High School
- LaFollette High School
- Luxemburg-Casco High School
- Medford Area Senior High
- Montello High School
- Neenah High School
- Pilgrim Park Middle School
- Pittsville High School
- Randolph High School/Cambria Friesland High School Co-op
- Richland Center High School
- The Lincoln Academy
- Waupaca High School
- Wausau East High School
- Whitewater High School
- Whitnall High School
