Portage County board hears proposal to host statewide serious-illness information hub

Mar 5, 2026

Susan, representing a newly formed 501(c)(3), proposed basing a statewide Information Hub for Serious Illness and Caregiving in Portage County to provide an 800-number, website, walk-in consultation and a demonstration project to reduce unnecessary emergency-department visits. The board offered space and agreed to revisit the idea in April.

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At a Portage County ADRC meeting, Susan presented a proposal to establish the "Wisconsin Information Hub for Serious Illness and Caregiving," a newly formed 501(c)(3) intended to serve statewide consumers and professionals with an 800-number, website, walk-in consultation and an education-and-training demonstration project.

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