Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin

A surgeon-led practice change community. We aim to optimize quality, reduce costs, and promote the delivery of care that is safe, effective, equitable, and patient-centered.

Announcements

Eliminating Excess: Safe At-Home Medication Disposal

With support from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, SCW is launching a statewide opioid disposal initiative this Fall. SCW will provide free opioid disposal pouches to healthcare facilities to distribute to surgical patients. Interested in becoming a participating site? Send us an email at info@scwisconsin.org.

2021 and 2022 Performance Reports Now Available!

Statewide Breast Surgical Case Conference - February 2025

Join us for the second Breast Surgical Case Conference in February 2025! SCW hosted the inaugural case conference with statewide surgeons on October 7th. Check back soon for more details on the next conference this winter.

What we offer

Infastructure for collaborative learning focused on member-defined quality improvement initiatives.

Data platform for providing confidential, benchmarked performance reports to surgeons and hospitals, using existing data.

Mechanism for delivering updated evidence-based guidelines and best practices for surgical care.

Our Mission

Participating Hospitals

The Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin (SCW) is a collaborative practice change community that aims to optimize quality and reduce costs by improving surgical care and fostering provider professional development across practice settings.

To achieve this mission, SCW will:

  • Establish a collaborative, non-competitive environment in which surgeons, related health care providers, and hospital administrators around the state can gather to promote the delivery of surgical care that is safe, effective, equitable, and patient-centered
  • Develop a platform for comparative benchmarking of member-defined performance measures
  • Disseminate evidence-based guidelines and facilitate tailoring of site-specific implementation strategies
  • Provide a forum for individualized feedback and continued surgeon performance improvement