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{{Infobox hospital
| Name       = UnityPoint Meriter Hospital
| Org/Group  = UnityPoint Health
| Image      = Meriter Hospital - panoramio (1).jpg
| Caption    = <!-- optional -->
| map_type    = 
| pushpin_label = Meriter Hospital
| map_caption = <!-- a small caption under the map such as "Shown in region, country" -->
| Logo       = 
| Location   = 202 South Park Street
| Region     = [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]
| State      = Wisconsin
| Country    = US
| coordinates = {{coord|43|03|57|N|89|24|05|W|type:landmark_region:US-WI|display=inline,title}}
| HealthCare = 
| Type       = Teaching
| Speciality = 
| Standards  = <!-- optional if no national standards -->
| Emergency  = [[trauma center|Level IV Trauma Center]]
| Affiliation= [[University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health]]
| Beds       = 448
| Founded    = 1927
| Closed     = <!-- optional -->
| helipad               = WI93<ref>{{Cite web |title=AirNav: WI93 - Meriter/Park Heliport |url=https://www.airnav.com/airport/WI93 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=www.airnav.com}}</ref>
| h1-number             = H1
| h1-length-f           = 108
| h1-length-m           = 
| h1-surface            = Concrete
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} [[Metro Transit (Madison)|Metro Transit]]
| former-names = Madison General Hospital <br> Meriter Hospital
| Website    = https://www.unitypoint.org/locations/unitypoint-health---meriter-hospital
| Wiki-Links = <!-- optional -->
|}}

'''UnityPoint Meriter Hospital''' is a nonprofit hospital in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], [[United States]]. It is operated by [[UnityPoint Health]]. It primarily serves southern Wisconsin and northwestern [[Illinois]]. It serves as a [[teaching hospital]] for the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref>Birringer, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Yd3IqtvxAeMC&dq=%22Meriter+Hospital%22&pg=PA31 31] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304042154/https://books.google.com/books?id=Yd3IqtvxAeMC&pg=PA31&dq=%22Meriter+Hospital%22&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ei=ddNyU4-WOISxuASVpYDQBQ&ved=0CFoQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Meriter%20Hospital%22&f=false|date=2023-03-04}}.</ref> The joint operating agreement (JOA) between UnityPoint Health – Meriter and UW Health formalized and expanded their collaboration in care for patients.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UW Health Partnership |url=https://www.unitypoint.org/about-unitypoint-health/our-organization/our-partnerships/uw-health-partnership |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.unitypoint.org |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
It was founded in 1927 as Madison General Hospital. The hospital merged with Madison Methodist Hospital in 1987. The merger created Meriter Health Services. Meriter merged with UnityPoint Health in 2013 to form UnityPoint Meriter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Online Collections |url=https://unitypoint.pastperfectonline.com/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=unitypoint.pastperfectonline.com}}</ref> The Meriter hospital governing board allows it some autonomy.<ref>Wahlberg, David. "[http://host.madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/meriter-to-join-iowa-based-unitypoint-health/article_d28d451e-2164-5a1e-80af-7502c56f05ec.html Meriter to join Iowa-based UnityPoint Health] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223102339/http://host.madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/meriter-to-join-iowa-based-unitypoint-health/article_d28d451e-2164-5a1e-80af-7502c56f05ec.html|date=2014-02-23}}." ''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''. October 11, 2013. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.</ref>

== Facilities ==
The hospital has 448 beds, making it the state's fifth largest. 

The Madison Japanese Language School (マディソン日本語補習校 ''Madison Nihongo Hoshūkō''), a [[Hoshuko|Japanese weekend supplementary school]] that holds classes at the hospital's McConnel Hall.<ref>"[http://madjls.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_31.html 所在地・連絡先]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140515193714/http://madjls.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_31.html Archive]). Madison Japanese Language School. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.</ref>

Physicians Plus, a regional health insurer, is owned by Meriter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2014 |title=Physicians Plus seeks to regain ground during open enrollment : Wsj |url=http://host.madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/physicians-plus-seeks-to-regain-ground-during-open-enrollment/article_a5c69d91-4030-5b3c-af82-6478e1d0f58b.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220102710/http://host.madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/physicians-plus-seeks-to-regain-ground-during-open-enrollment/article_a5c69d91-4030-5b3c-af82-6478e1d0f58b.html |archive-date=2014-12-20 |accessdate=2015-04-30 |work=madison.com}}</ref>

==References==
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* Birringer, Clyde. "Succinylcholine in the Critically Ill Patient: When Is It Not OK<sup>+</sup>?" (Chapter 5). In: Canaday, Bruce Robert. ''ASHP's Clinical Pearls''. [[American Society of Health-System Pharmacists]] (ASHP), 2008. {{ISBN|1585282189}}, 9781585282180.

==External links==
* [https://www.unitypoint.org/locations/UnityPoint-Health---Meriter-Hospital UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital]
* [http://www.obgyn.wisc.edu/directory/loc.aspx?id=7 Meriter Hospital] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514103501/http://www.obgyn.wisc.edu/directory/loc.aspx?id=7 |date=2014-05-14 }} – [[University of Wisconsin]] School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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