Children's Medical Group

Children's Medical Group, Inc. ("cmg") is organized as a non stock non profit corporation with a sole member, Children's hospital and health system, Inc. ("chhs"), a section 501(c)(3) organization. Cmg is affiliated with Children's hospital of Wisconsin, Inc. ("chw"), a section 501(c)(3) organization which is the only hospital in Wisconsin devoted solely to the provision of Medical services to children. The primary purpose of cmg is to provide quality primary care Medical services to children in the community, state, and region. The affiliated Group is one of only a handful of organizations throughout the u.s. that focuses solely on the critical Medical needs of children and the special care they required. The principal function of cmg is to provide primary Medical diagnosis, treatment services, and preventative care through outpatient clinics and community health screening and education services. Cmg also participates in primary care Medical education and training through the Medical college of Wisconsin and graduate Medical education programs already established at chw. Cmg provides care to children who are residents of southeastern Wisconsin at locations where there is a demonstrated community need for Medical diagnosis and treatment. In 2022, cmg had 22 physician offices with approximately 170 providers. As a Group there were 357,160 pediatric office visits, health checks and immunizations provided in 2022. Included in this number are 40,909 pediatric office visits, health checks and immunizations described in line 4b.in response to the changing needs of the community for Medical services, advances in pediatric medicine and the increasing emphasis on preventive Medical care, cmg provides services in furtherance of the mission of chw and other members of the affiliated Group. Increasingly, patients have been seeking primary Medical care through the emergency room facilities of hospitals. The emergency room is the most costly and inefficient method of providing such care to patients. By making primary care available to a greater portion of the general public, cmg provides quality, efficient primary pediatric care at a lower cost. Cmg is structured to better serve the residents of southeastern Wisconsin by providing increased access to quality Medical care, expanding community Medical education efforts and improving the quality of pediatric care.cmg has made integrated mental behavioral health (imbh) a strategic part of its provision of quality health care. Imbh brings behavioral health services into the primary care setting by incorporating licensed mental health providers, behavioral health consultants (bhcs), into the team. Bhcs and all members of the primary care team work together to provide comprehensive, whole-child health care by addressing every aspect of a child's physical and mental wellbeing. Typical bhc services include chronic health condition management, anticipatory guidance, early intervention for common childhood concerns, and routine behavioral health screening. Bhcs provide mental health assessment and treatment, brief evidence-based therapy, and physician and team consultation. Bhcs provide immediate access to mental health and prevention services. This whole-child approach ensures kids will get the care they need, when they need it and where they need it.during the covid-19 pandemic, Children's pivoted to provide the care kids and families need as safely as possible. This included a significant increase in use of telehealth (including for mental and behavioral health needs) and supporting our community through testing, vaccination and pediatric health and safety advice and recommendations.

Cmg operates clinics in underserved areas in the milwaukee area, including a site located on the next door foundation campus in milwaukee's central city, in addition to the midtown health center and community clinics. These clinics provide primary care services including preventive care, physicals, immunizations and treatment for illnesses to areas that previously did not have pediatric practices available to attend to the community's needs. Additionally, to meet the dental needs of underserved children in the city of milwaukee, cmg has a pediatric dental practice, dental center midtown. These clinics operate at a loss, which was funded by chw or contributions received via the Children's hospital of Wisconsin foundation, Inc. These clinics had 40,909 pediatric office visits, health checks and immunizations provided in 2022, and approximately 83% of the gross charges were from patients enrolled in medicaid.