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Local Health Care Research with Global Impacts

Marshfield Clinic Research Institute teams lead and support research to improve rural health care locally and across the nation. This includes rural and agricultural health and safety, human genetics, molecular biology, virology, immunology, epidemiology, trauma, cancer, and biomedical informatics research. The Research Institute, founded in 1959, is a division of Marshfield Clinic Health System and is the largest private medical research institute in Wisconsin.

Research in the Minocqua Area Communities

  • In 2022, five patients participated in life-saving clinical trials at Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua. Through these programs, they have access to innovative treatment options and care.
  • Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua patients can participate in the Connect for Cancer Prevention Study. This study works to better understand the causes of cancer and how to prevent it. Marshfield Clinic Health System is one of nine health care systems in the country to partner with the National Cancer Institute for Connect.
  • Minocqua area residents can participate in the All of Us Research Program, a nationwide effort to advance precision medicine research, to improve and customize care for individuals.

Strength in Research: Improving Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment

Precision Medicine
  • The Center for Precision Medicine Research gives patients access to new diagnostics and therapies, innovating care now and in the future.
Clinical Trials and Studies
  • Patients have access to care through open clinical trials. This includes study-related follow-up visits, procedures, and lab tests at no cost to them or their insurance.
  • Scientists collaborate with providers across the Health System to provide patients access to more than 440 open clinical trials annually.
Infectious Diseases and Tick-Borne Disease Research
  • For 30 years researchers have led studies to help prevent and treat tick-borne infections such as Lyme disease, babesiosis and anaplasmosis.
  • Patients have early access to treatments improved long-term outcomes for pediatrics and adults.
National Influenza Leader
  • Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Population Health pioneered studies in evaluating the effectiveness of annual influenza vaccines and has remained a leader in the field for nearly 20 years. This work has improved overall care in vaccine efficacy, effectiveness, and safety.
Genetics Research
  • Researchers played a critical role in sequencing the human genome, developing one of the first and best structural genetic maps of humankind.
  • The human genome sequence creates a better understanding of the genetic basis of diseases and improves diagnosis.
Farm Health and Safety
  • Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of farmers and their families, the National Farm Medicine Center is the largest agricultural health and safety team in the U.S.
  • The National Children’s Center for Rural Agricultural Health and Safety works with communities to reduce injuries and fatalities for youth living and working in agricultural communities.
Trauma Care
  • Data shows low-density population areas have higher rates of trauma fatalities. The trauma research program improves the critical quality of trauma care and acute care surgery by studying the unique character of rural area trauma and improving prevention and patient recovery.

Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua

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9576 Highway 70
Minocqua, WI 54548
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Sunday-Saturday: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.


For health needs that are not emergencies, but cannot wait for an appointment, we have urgent care within your region to make sure we are always in your corner.

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Urgent Care-Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua

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9576 Highway 70
Minocqua, WI 54548
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M-F: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
S-Su: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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Weston Medical Offices

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1234 Example Dr.
Example City, WI 12345
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715-555-5555
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Open Tuesday 8 AM - 5 PM
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Wausau Center

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1234 Example Dr.
Example City, WI 12345
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715-555-5555
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Open Tuesday 8 AM - 5 PM
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To ensure you have access to top quality care in the Minocqua Area Communities, we have a medical center and five primary and specialty care locations united in a network of care close to home.


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Community Locations

With four primary care locations and 25+ specialties in your region, our doctors are in your corner ready to provide you with the care you need close to home.


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Primary Care

No matter what comes your way, your primary care provider is by your side.

Specialty Care

With more than 170 specialties, expert care is never far from where you are.

Hospital Care

When you need care for anything at any time, we’re here for you.



Experts That Have Your Back
For more than 100 years, Marshfield Clinic Health System has been dedicated to bringing expert care to local communities like Minocqua Area Communities. We are not just nearby, we’re in your corner with the care you deserve.


Dr. Matthew Johnson
Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua welcomes optometrist
Dr. Matthew Johnson is an optometrist dedicated to serving the communities of Minocqua and Park Falls within the Marshfield Clinic Health System. He brings a wealth of experience to address various visual concerns and chronic conditions.
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Dr. Paulette Holley
Providing patient-centered care in your community
Providers at Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua put patients first and work with them during their care journey. "Every step of my treatment was explained to me as it was being done, very pleased," said a patient of Dr. Paulette Holley, urologist who sees patients at Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua.
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