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About Dean Health System
Dean Health System is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in the country. Established in 1904 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, Dean provides:
- Medical and health services through a network of Dean or St. Mary's/Dean-owned clinics throughout southern Wisconsin.
- Health insurance services through Dean Health Plan.
- Ancillary health services within Dean clinic locations.
- Clinical research and education, through Dean Foundation.
A privately held Wisconsin corporation, Dean Health System has been a physician-owned and physician-governed organization since its inception. Ninety-five percent of Dean Health System is owned
by physician-shareholders. The remaining five percent is owned by the
SSM Health Care, a St. Louis-based order which also owns several
hospitals nationwide including St.
Mary's Hospital 
in Madison, Wisconsin and St.
Clare Hospital in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Physician shareholders play a key role in leadership and work with professional management to further our mission – to improve the health of our community.
Medical and Health Services
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Dean Health System owns and operates a network of clinics
and medical facilities that provide primary, specialty and tertiary care
throughout southern Wisconsin. This network of medical services includes:
Dean Clinics
The original "Dean Clinic" began in 1904 in Madison, when
Dr. Joseph Dean opened a small downtown practice. Today,
Dean Clinics comprise a multi-specialty network of clinics that provide
exceptional primary and specialized medical care in central locations
throughout Dane, Rock and Walworth Counties.
Dean/St. Mary's Regional Clinics
St.
Mary's/Dean Ventures, Inc. (SMDV) was formed in 1989 as a joint venture
between St. Mary's Hospital and Dean Health
System to
create a network of local community clinics linked to advanced specialty
care in Madison.
Today, there are more than 30 Dean/St Mary's regional
and eye network clinics providing convenient care to outlying communities
in southern Wisconsin, and three St. Mary's/Dean Day Surgery Centers
in Madison and Janesville providing outpatient surgery and care.
Davis Duehr Dean
Davis Duehr Dean ophthalmologists and optometrists are part of the
Dean Health System network, providing specialty eye care throughout southern
Wisconsin.
They make up the ophthalmology and optometry departments and full-service
optical stores of Dean Health System.
Printable map of Dean Health System Locations in Wisconsin (PDF)
Go to Medical & Health section of deancare.com
Health Insurance Services
Dean Health Plan/Dean Health Insurance, Inc. is the
insurance services subsidiary of Dean Health System and SSM Health Care.
Today, Dean Health Plan is one of the largest and most diversified HMOs
in the Midwest, and maintains a position of leadership in insurance services
through a physician-led integrated health system that improves the health
status of its members and delivers a superior level of service and care.
Dean Health Plan has earned a place in the U.S. News & World Report list of America’s Best Health Plans® 2005*. It is through our commitment to excellent customer service and dedication to high member satisfaction standards that Dean Health Plan is able to be both a top choice for customers in south central Wisconsin, and achieve recognition as one of the top health plans in the nation. Dean Health Plan has also earned Excellent Accreditation – the highest accreditation available – from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for our commercial HMO product.
Dean Health Plan offers an extensive network of more than 1,900 practitioners, more than 50 clinic sites, and 26 hospitals. Dean Health Plan members also benefit from Dean's 24-hour Dean On Call nurse line, Healthy Partners exercise facility discounts, and other health management resources.
Printable map of Dean Health Plan Service Area (PDF)
Go to Dean Health Plan section of deancare.com
*America's Best Health Plans® is a trademark of U.S. News & World Report
Ancillary Services
Dean Health System also provides additional health services that include:
- Dean Pharmacies, conveniently located in eight clinic locations.
- Davis Duehr Dean Optical offering prescription eyewear in the latest fashions, guaranteed contact lens fitting and supplies, and personalized service.
- Essentials Skin Care Center, providing professional skin care and cosmetic services by licensed aestheticians.
- Aesthetic Surgery Center, offering comprehensive cosmetic and plastic surgery services.
- Dean Therapy Services, including physical, occupational and speech therapy for pediatric and adult patients.
- Diabetes Education
- Dean & St. Mary's Health Works, offering health and fitness classes, and massage therapy in Madison.
- Dean on Call, a 24-hour nurse line for health concerns
- Public health education seminars and talks
- Full-service laboratories and medical imaging services
Clinical Research and Education
The
Dean Foundation for Health, Research and Education, Inc. is the non-profit
research and education entity of Dean Health System. Dean
Foundation conducts clinical studies and clinical drug trials ,
health services research, outcome management studies, and population
based research within the Foundation's Psychiatric Department and in
partnership with Dean Health System physicians.
The Foundation manages and administers the Dean Institutional Review Board which ensures that human subjects who participate in clinical studies are provided complete information about the purposes of each study, the design and procedures, potential benefits, risks, and alternative treatments, while ensuring participant confidentiality.
Dean Foundation also coordinates Dean's Passenger Safety Program within the community, and helps provide access to health care through neighborhood based clinics serving medically under-served families and their children.
More
information at Dean
Foundation's Web site, www.dean.org
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