Riverbend HealthSouth-central Wisconsin

About us

A charity hospital that grew up with the valley.

Riverbend began in 1898 as a 40-bed hospital on the Yahara. It is still not-for-profit, still locally governed, and still the backup plan for a wide stretch of Wisconsin.

1898

founded in Madison

$184M

community benefit, FY2025 (demo)

  1. 1898

    A 40-bed charity hospital opens on the Yahara River in Madison.

  2. 1954

    The current Medical Center campus is dedicated on Yahara Parkway.

  3. 1981

    Riverbend affiliates with Janesville Community Hospital.

  4. 1996

    Baraboo Hospital joins the system as a critical access partner.

  5. 2012

    The Heart & Vascular Institute opens a 24-hour cath lab.

  6. 2023

    The Family Birth Center completes a full renovation, including a Level II NICU.

Leadership

Amelia Hart, MD

President & CEO

Julian Reyes

Chief Operating Officer

Naomi Brooks, RN, DNP

Chief Nursing Officer