{{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox hospital | name = UnityPoint Health - Meriter | org_group = UnityPoint Health | image = Meriter Hospital - panoramio (1).jpg | caption = | logo = | location = 202 South Park Street | region = Madison | state = Wisconsin | country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|43|03|57|N|89|24|05|W|type:landmark_region:US-WI|display=inline,title}} | healthcare = Private hospital | funding = Non-profit hospital | type = General Hospital<ref name=profile/> and Teaching hospital<ref name=profile/> | speciality = | standards = DNV Healthcare<ref name=profile/> | emergency = Level IV Trauma Center | affiliation = University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | beds = 448 | founded = 1889 | closed = | 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 | former_names = Madison General Hospital<br>Meriter Hospital | website = https://www.unitypoint.org/locations/unitypoint-health---meriter-hospital | other_links = }}
'''Meriter Hospital Inc''', doing business as '''UnityPoint Health - Meriter''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/390806367|title=Meriter Hospital Inc|website=ProPublica|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1114920048|title=Provider Information for 1114920048|website=NPI Registry|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref> is a non-profit hospital campus in Madison, Wisconsin, United States that is owned by UnityPoint Health. The medical facility is a tertiary, psychiatric hospital and teaching hospital that has multiple specialties.<ref name=profile>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ahd.com/free_profile/520089/UnityPoint-Health---Meriter-Hospital/Madison/Wisconsin/|title=UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital|website=American Hospital Directory|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref>
== History == Madison General Hospital was founded in 1898.{{citation needed|date=March 2026}} The hospital merged with Madison Methodist Hospital in 1987, creating Meriter Health Services.{{citation needed|date=March 2026}}
On October 10, 2013, the board of Meriter Health System agreed to merge with UnityPoint Health.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel3000.com/news/health/meriter-to-become-affiliate-of-iowa-based-health-system/article_41cb6bc5-e585-5523-9538-ce7658b12986.html|title=Meriter to become affiliate of Iowa-based health system|date=October 10, 2013|website=Channel 3000|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/unitypoint-health-meriter-health-services-agree-to-affiliation/|title=UnityPoint Health, Meriter Health Services Agree to Affiliation|date=October 10, 2013|magazine=Becker's Hospital Review|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/1/01/01/unitypoint-expands-with-wisconsin-purchase/2964417/|title=UnityPoint expands with Wisconsin purchase|last=Leys|first=Tony|date=October 10, 2013|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref> In early January 2014, Meriter Hospital became part of UnityPoint Health<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/unitypoint-meriter-complete-affiliation/|title=Unity Point, Meriter Complete Affiliation|date=January 3, 2014|magazine=Becker's Hospital Review|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref> and two years later it was rebranded to UnityPoint Health - Meriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibmadison.com/industries/health-care/meriter-becomes-unitypoint-health-meriter/article_e5ff360a-b9ca-5c99-9ba3-003326e5b920.html|title=Meriter becomes UnityPoint Health - Meriter|date=January 5, 2016|website=In Business Madison|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref> On April 11, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission approved a joint venture between UnityPoint Health - Meriter and UW Health.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://madison365.com/uw-health-meriter-reach-collaborative-agreement/|title=UW Health, Meriter Reach Collaborative Agreement|date=April 11, 2017|website=Channel 3000|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/uw-health-unitypoint-health-meriter-joint-operating-agreement/|title=FTC approves UW Health, Unity Point Health-Meriter joint operating agreement|last=Rege|first=Alyssa|date=April 11, 2017|magazine=Becker's Hospital Review|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref> On July 11, they expanded their partnership by treating patients together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel3000.com/news/health/uw-health-unitypoint-health-meriter-significantly-strengthen-partnership/article_45cd38bd-d8cc-52ec-a073-b0f7e8a8b282.hml|title=UW Health, UnityPoint Meriter significantly strengthen partnership|last=Delozier|first=Dave|date=July 11, 2017|website=Channel 3000|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://madison.com/news/local/health-med-fit/uw-health-and-unitypoint-health-meriter-former-rivals-become-partners/article_08412bcf-c264-5e95-a22c-056c8a77172b.html|title=UW Health and UnityPoint Health-Meriter, former rivals, become partners|last=Wahlberg|first=Dave|date=July 11, 2017|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|url-access=subscription|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/uw-health-unitypoint-health-meriter-finalize-operating-agreement/|title=UW Health, UnityPoint Health-Meriter finalize operating agreement|last=Rege|first=Alyssa|date=July 11, 2017|magazine=Becker's Hospital Review|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref>
On May 27, 2025, at about 6:30 a.m. 950 nurses at UnityPoint Health - Meriter went on strike for better safety, more money, and for more nurses. This is the first nurses strike in the history of the medical facility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wisn.com/article/nurses-on-strike-at-madisons-meriter-hospital/64896135|title=Nurses on strike at Madison's Meriter Hospital|last=Fleury|first=Amy|date=May 27, 2025|website=WISN-TV|access-date=March 26, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/05/27/nurses-launch-strike-at-meriter-hospital-the-first-in-the-facilitys-history/|title=Nurses launch strike at Meriter hospital, the first in the facility's history|last=Gunn|first=Erik|date=May 27, 2027|website=Wisconsin Examiner|access-date=March 26, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hr/unitypoint-hospital-nurses-launch-5-day-strike-5-things-to-know/|title=UnityPoint hospital nurses launch 5-day strike: 5 things to know|last=Gooch|first=Kelly|date=May 28, 2025|magazine=Becker's Hospital Review|access-date=March 26, 2026}}</ref> On June 1, they returned to work after the Services Employee International Union Wisconsin had signed a new two-year contract with the hospital to increase their pay by ten percent and to purchase a metal detector.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmtv15news.com/2025/06/01/unitypoint-health-meriter-nurses-return-work-following-five-day-strike/|title=UnityPoint Health Meriter nurses return to work following five-day strike|last=Andres|first=Brookyln|date=June 1, 2025|website=WMTV|access-date=March 26, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/01/union-at-meriter-claims-victory-as-nurses-ratify-new-contract-end-strike/|title=Union at Meriter claims victory as nurses ratify new contract, end strike|last=Gunn|first=Erik|date=June 1, 2025|website=Wisconsin Examiner|access-date=March 26, 2026}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hr/unitypoint-hospital-nurses-reach-2-year-deal-end-strike/|title=UnityPoint hospital nurses reach 2-year deal, end strike|last=Gooch|first=Kelly|date=June 2, 2025|magazine=Becker's Hospital Review|access-date=March 26, 2026}}</ref> On October 17, firefighters responded to a 911 call from the hospital at 8:09 p.m.; they found smoke in a mechanical room on the fifth floor and put out a fire on the roof.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel3000.com/news/fire-located-put-out-on-roof-of-unitypoint-health-meriter-hospital/article_6862b248-c513-4e8a-97f4-3e5e1b00b3e7.html|title=Fire located, put out on roof of UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital|last=Jones|first=Kyle|date=October 17, 2025|website=Channel 3000|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkow.com/news/fire-at-unitypoint-health-meriter-in-madison-quickly-contained-no-injuries-reported/article_5d81c0af-3cce-4ad2-91c4-72d1ae23c493.html|title=Fire at UnityPoint Health-Meriter in Madison quickly contained, no injuries reported|last=Taylor|first=Brandon|date=October 17, 2025|website=WKOW|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmtv15news.com/2025/10/18/meriter-hospital-patients-staff-forced-evacuate-after-fire-incident/|title=Meriter Hospital patients, staff forced to evacuate after fire incident|last=Swartz|first=Sam|date=October 17, 2025|website=WMTV|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref>
== Facilities == The Madison Japanese Language School (マディソン日本語補習校 ''Madison Nihongo Hoshūkō''), a Japanese weekend supplementary school, 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 |last=Wahlberg|first=Dave|date=5 October 2014 |title=Physicians Plus seeks to regain ground during open enrollment|url=http://madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/physicians-plus-seeks-to-regain-ground-during-open-enrollment/article_a5c69d91-4030-5b3c-af82-6478e1d0f58b.html |url-access=subscription|accessdate=2015-04-30 |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.unitypoint.org/locations/UnityPoint-Health---Meriter-Hospital UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital] *[https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/hospital/520089/view-all?city=Madison&state=WI&zipcode= Unitypoint Health - Meriter] Medicare.gov *[https://data.montgomeryadvertiser.com/hospital-ratings/detail/unitypoint-health-meriter/wi/520089/ Unitypoint Health - Meriter] Montgomery Advertiser *[https://data.usatoday.com/hospital-capacity/facility/unitypoint-health-meriter/520089/ UnityPoint Health - Meriter (Madison, WI)] USA Today
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