LANGLADE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
MORE THAN SEVEN DECADES OF EXCELLENCE AND COMPASSION

Langlade Memorial Hospital opened on March 21, 1933 and was dedicated as a memorial to the servicemen from Langlade County who sacrificed their lives during World War I. It is owned and operated by the Religious Hospitallers of St.Joseph. Over the course of its more than 70- year history, Langlade Memorial Hospital has remained true to its mission: To reflect the spirit and healing ministry of Jesus through the quality and compassionate service it provides at Langlade Memorial Hospital and within the community. The Hospital’s work is infused with the values professed by the people who provide quality healthcare in an environment of caring: stewardship; dignity; compassion; quality and service.

LANGLADE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MILESTONES

• 1927 - Articles of Organization of Langlade County Hospital Association are filed with the state of Wisconsin.
• 1929 - The site for the new hospital in Antigo is purchased; a fundraising campaign is organized; and a Board of Directors is formed. 
• 1930 - Langlade County Hospital is constructed by Antigo businessmen with help from a $170,000 grant from Langlade County. The Great Depression prohibits the equipping, staffing and opening of the facility.
• 1933 - Sister Ann MacIntosh becomes the first administrator of Langlade County Memorial Hospital.
•         - Governor Schmedeman joins an audience of 4,999 in dedicating the new Hospital to the memory of area citizens who lost their lives in WWI. 
•         - The Hospital Auxiliary is organized; women of all faiths band together to help prepare the Hospital for occupancy.
•         - First patient is admitted on April 2 and on April 5 the first surgery is performed.
• 1952 - Ground breaking for a new addition.  The estimated cost, including equipment, is $551,350.00. Forty-five per cent of the cost is paid by a grant from the Federal Government. The local community and the Sisters contribute $125,000.00; the balance is raised from public donations and a mortgage. 
• 1958 - Langlade County Memorial Hospital celebrates 25 years of service to the community.
• 1963 - Sister Dolores Demulling arrives as Director of Nursing and OB Supervisor.
• 1970 - New Emergency Room and Outpatient department open.
• 1972 - Transition in governance from the Sisters’ Governing Board to a Board to Trustees.
• 1977 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for $3.5 million dollar expansion project.
• 1979 - Dedication Ceremony for new addition.
•         - Langlade County Memorial Hospital and The Community Health Foundation, Inc. is established.
• 1983 - The Hospital celebrates its Golden Jubilee and is renamed Langlade Memorial Hospital. 
• 1989 - LeRoyer Child Care opens.
• 1990 - Special Care Unit and Obstetrical Units are renovated; MRI and CT scans are added; Ultrasound and Cardiac Rehab Services are established; new Birthing Center is unveiled.
• 1991 - New 8 bed Ambulatory Care Unit and Day Surgery opens.
•         - LeRoyer Hospice Program begins.
• 1992 - Adult Day Center opens. 
• 1993 - Heliport is constructed. 
•         - General Clinic is constructed adjacent to Langlade Memorial Hospital and opens to the public. 
•         - Pine Meadow Congregate Housing offers independent living in a community setting for older adults (50+) who are independent but choose not to maintain their own home.
• 1995 - Pain Clinic is established.
•         - LeRoyer Memorial Walkway is created.
• 1997 - Orthopedic Clinic opens.
•         - Horizon Adult Day Center becomes a reality.
• 1998 - Rosalia Garden groundbreaking.
• 2001 - Groundbreaking ceremony for new project, largest in Hospital’s history at a cost of $12.4 million.
• 2002 - St. Joseph’s Outpatient Center opens.
•         - Langlade Memorial Hospital sets up Neurology Clinic. 
• 2003 - Langlade Memorial Hospital Radiology Department replaces its mobile MRI with a fixed unit – the first of its kind in the state of Wisconsin. 
• 2007 - Langlade Memorial Hospital and The Community Health Foundation launch the Hope and Healing Closer to Home Campaign for the creation of the
•         - Radiation Care Center. 

The healthcare needs of the more than 26,000 people served by Langlade Memorial Hospital continue to grow.  The availability of excellent healthcare services continues to be a critical factor in our local quality of life.  Indeed, the mission of the Sisters and the Hospital has been strengthened by their work for more than seven decades.

The Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, in partnership with the physicians, employees, and volunteers of Langlade Memorial Hospital, remain fully committed to their healthcare ministry to serve the sick, the poor, and the elderly. Langlade Memorial Hospital responds to the ever-changing needs of medical practice and technology with new facilities and state-of-the-art equipment but one thing will not change: Care and concern for our patients.

Our primary mission is, and will continue to be, to serve the community by providing quality healthcare in a compassionate and comfortable environment – to bring Hope and Healing Closer to Home for all.