HOSPITAL
INFORMATION
- 150
licensed beds
- Affiliated
with Hospital Sister’s Health System – 13 hospitals in WI and IL
- Sister Hospital,
Sacred Heart
Hospital, located 15 miles south of Chippewa Falls
- Service
area population = 55,000+
- Level
III trauma center
COMMUNITY
INFORMATION
Known as the ´Gateway to the Northwoods, Chippewa Falls
is an excellent place to work and play. Located only 90 miles from
Minneapolis/St. Paul and home to many businesses, including Leinenkugel
Brewery, Cray, the supercomputer company, and more than 40 manufacturing
companies, Chippewa
Falls residents enjoy a
stable and diverse economy, excellent medical care, and an educational system
that is second to none. With over 300 lakes within Chippewa County
and numerous biking and walking trails, recreational opportunities abound.
Population: 13,000
** Named one of the top-ten small cities in the United States in 1997 by Time
Magazine.
Proximity
to metropolitan areas / international airports:
- 90 miles
East of St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
- 320
miles Northwest of Chicago, IL
- 250
miles Northwest of Milwaukee, WI
Local Colleges and Universities:
University of Wisconsin
– Eau Claire* (located 15 miles south of Chippewa Falls)
University of Wisconsin
– Stout (located 30 miles west of Chippewa
Falls)
Chippewa
Valley Technical College (satellite campuses located in Eau Claire and Chippewa
Falls as well as several other communities in Wisconsin)
Lakeland College
and Viterbo University
(satellite campuses in Chippewa
Falls)
* Ranked
third among regional public universities in the Midwest
by U.S. News and World Report in 2005.