
Glendale, WI – EM
Columbia St. Mary’s acquired the River Woods property in December 2004. The 68,000 sq. ft. building, formerly the Heart Hospital of Milwaukee, has an adjacent medical office building and ample surface parking. The building is conveniently located between Columbia St. Mary’s Columbia and Milwaukee campuses on Milwaukee’s east side and the Ozaukee Campus in Mequon. Designed around the needs of patients, the center offers outpatient services for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, medical imaging, ambulatory surgery, and urgent care.
River Woods services include:
- Six suites for day surgery (ophthalmology, urology, otolaryngology, plastic, and general surgery cases).
- Four rooms for GI endoscopy services.
- 23 peri-operative and peri-procedural patient rooms to support these services.
- Imaging Center offering CT, open MRI, ultrasound, general radiology services, and women’s imaging utilizing full-field digital mammography.
Urgent Care services The state-of-the-art Imaging Center at River Woods includes general radiology services, CT, ultrasound, and women’s imaging utilizing full-field digital mammography. In addition, patients who need an MRI scan will benefit from the center’s new open MRI—one of only six Panorama 1.0T MRIs to be installed in the United States. With its 360° viewing angle and wide aperture, patients can see their complete surroundings during the MRI test, eliminating the claustrophobic effects of traditional (closed) MRIs. Same-day imaging requests will be fulfilled whenever possible.
The Imaging Center also features a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) that allows images such as X-rays and scans to be stored electronically and viewed on video screens. This enables doctors and other health professionals to access the information and compare it with previous images at the touch of a button. PACS technology allows for a near filmless process, with all the flexibility of digital systems. It also removes all the costs associated with hard film and releases valuable space currently used for storage. PACS will support clinicians in performing their roles and will contribute to more efficient and advanced service.
Lifestyle
Glendale, Wisconsin
Welcome to Glendale, one of Wisconsin’s premier communities. Glendale has experienced exceptional growth and development since its official incorporation as a city in 1950. Today, it is recognized as one of the most progressive of the northeast Milwaukee suburbs. Located on a narrow corridor of 5.7 square miles to the west of Fox Point, Whitefish Bay and Shorewood.
Although Glendale’s population is modest in size at approximately 13,000, it is a dynamic and vibrant community consisting of a diversity of people and a balanced mix of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational opportunities. Its resulting broad tax base is the envy of southeastern Wisconsin.
Glendale is one of 35 suburban communities that surround the City of Milwaukee and is less than 10 miles north of downtown Milwaukee.
Glendale boasts one of the finest school systems in the nation, led by highly rated Nicolet High School, which serves three other North Shore communities as well. In combination with its fine Glendale-River Hills K-4 through 8th grade school system, and Cardinal Stritch University, Glendale arguably leads the North Shore in quality educational opportunities. Together with outstanding sports and recreational facilities for the children, Glendale enhances the life for all who reside here.