Recent events
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2021
Mirthy raises $1.1 million pre-seed funding
Mirthy raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding led by Ascension’s Fair By Design fund, with participation from Ada Ventures, Redrice Ventures and True.
2021
Aspirus completed acquisition of Ascension facilities in Wisconsin
Aspirus officially acquired Ascension facilities in central and northern Wisconsin, including seven hospitals, 21 physician clinics and Spirit Medical Transport.
2020
Marshfield Clinic completes acquisitions of two regional hospitals
Marshfield Clinic completed its acquisition of Ascension St. Clare’s Hospital in Weston and bought out Ascension’s interest in Flambeau Hospital in Park Falls.
2019
Google responds to claims about Ascension patient data
Google executives said the company had not misused health data provided by Ascension and that no patient data was used for Google AI research, responding to media reports and criticism over the handling of patient information.
2019
Google and Ascension sign cloud-computing agreement
Google and Ascension signed a cloud-computing agreement covering AI and machine-learning applications. The report says Google gained access to a large database that it can use to optimize AI tools; Ascension said the partnership complies with HIPAA and protects user data privacy.
2019
US civil rights office investigates Google–Ascension data use
The article reported that the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights was investigating the situation involving Google and Ascension patient data. The article did not report a finding.