Hospital

The Cooperative purchased the former St. Joseph’s Hospital campus in Chippewa Falls, WI on June 30, 2025 and will operate it as an interim facility while it builds the new, long-term hospital in Lake Hallie.

Now known as the Chippewa Valley Cooperative Hospital, initial services have opened and are serving patients, and the Cooperative is focused on reopening the facility as a full-service hospital in early 2027.

CVHC Building

Once open, the full-service hospital in Chippewa Falls will have:

  • 30-bed hospital with 5-bed Intensive Care Unit
  • 24/7 Emergency Department
  • Medical-surgical services
  • Labor and delivery suits
  • Comprehensive diagnostic service
  • Cancer and Infusion Center
  • Advanced Wound Care Center
  • Other Specialty Services

The Cancer Center

Opened in November 2025 and has scaled quickly to accommodate patients needing chemotherapy and infusion care services.

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The Wound Care Center

Opened in February 2026 offering a wide range of wound care treatments and tripling the capacity for cutting edge hyperbaric chamber therapy in the Chippewa Valley.

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Management

The Cooperative is dedicated to lean management and ensuring that maximum resources are directed towards patient care.

The team is led by Mike Sanders, CEO and a team of experienced and highly regarded health care professionals who have a reputation for building exceptional teams offering exceptional care.

Mike Sanders

Mike Sanders, CEO

Angela Quick, Director of Health Services

Carrie Blum, COO

Steve Little CFO CV Cooperative Hospital

Steve Little, CFO

Angela Quick<br /> Director of Clinical and Ancillary Operations

Angela Quick, Director of Clinical & Ancillary Operations

Chippewa Valley Cooperative Hospital Location

 

Address

2661 Co Hwy I
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

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The New Hospital

The new state-of-the-art Chippewa Valley Cooperative Hospital will be built in Lake Hallie, WI – between Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire, with easy access to major north-south and east-west interstate and state highways.

The new nonprofit full-service hospital will be approximately 144,000 square feet and employ over 400 high qualified full time medical professionals.

Inpatient Care:

  • 48 bed hospital, including a 12-bed ICU
  • Medical-surgical services
  • Labor & delivery suites
  • Critical Care Units
  • 24/7 Emergency Department
  • Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Therapy services (Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy)
  • Comprehensive Laboratory and Radiology Services

The new nonprofit full-service hospital will be approximately 144,000 square feet and employ over 400 high qualified full time medical professionals.

Projected Opening Date: Early 2028

Careers at Chippewa Valley Cooperative Hospital

 

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Kamal Thapar

Kamal Thapar, MD, PhD., FRSC, FAANS, FCNS

is widely respected by patients, their families, and their doctors. Dr. Kamal Thapar has served the region for more than two decades. He maintains one of the largest private neurosurgical practices in Wisconsin and provides the full spectrum of advanced neurosurgical care. Dr. Thapar has held leadership roles at Marshfield Clinic, Sacred Heart Hospital, and Chippewa Valley Orthopedics. He specializes in minimally invasive and reconstructive spine surgery, brain tumor surgery, pituitary tumor surgery, and skull base surgery.
Erik Dickson

Eric Rygg

President of 4th generation Silver Spring Foods and Huntsinger Farms, lives in Eau Claire with his wife and three children. Among his volunteer community service, Eric has served as Host and Executive Committee member for the 2021 Wisconsin Farm Days, and currently serves on Eau Claire Confluence Arts/Pablo Center, and the Culinary Advisor Committee for Chippewa Valley Technical College. He earned his BA from Middlebury College, and an MBA, Food Marketing from Saint Joseph’s University – Erivan K. Haub School of Business.
Erik Dickson

David Nelson

Retired after 30 years as a health system finance administrator with five national and regional health systems and five years in public accounting focused on healthcare companies, Dave Nelson dedicated his career to not-for-profit organizations providing health services for local communities. Active in the community, he has served on numerous nonprofit and private boards of directors, including as the Past Chair and Emeritus Board member of the American Red Cross of NW Wisconsin. He is also Disaster Assistant Director for the Red Cross, responding in leadership roles to over 25 disasters.
Erik Dickson

Mickey Judkins

is the CEO of Details, Inc. and a recognized business and entrepreneurial consultant. She has served on many boards in the Chippewa Valley and Madison, including as President of the Eau Claire Economic Development Corporation, and as a director of the Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce board. She also served on Business Forward’s Local Leadership Council in Washington, D.C., working to bring the small business perspective to the President’s policy making. She was active on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Advisory Board for Chancellors Mash and Levin-Stankevich. In 2007, Governor Jim Doyle appointed Mickey Executive Director and Administrator of the Investment and Export Division of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce. She graduated magna cum laude from UW-Eau Claire with a BA in Sociology. She lives in Eau Claire with her husband Jeff Rochon.

Erik Dickson

Peter Hoeft

is CEO and Owner of Hoeft Builders Inc, a 40-year-old construction management firm he has led for the last 20 years. Raised in Eau Claire, Peter attended Regis High School, where he met his wife, Jill; they have twin boys. Peter has served on many community boards including Chippewa Valley Airport Commission (current), WNB Bank (current), Children's Museum of Eau Claire, Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce, and the Eau Claire Area Economic Development Committee. He holds a B.S. in Construction Management from Colorado State University.

Erik Dickson

Erik Dickson, MD

has provided medical care to the people of Chippewa County for more than 25 years, his entire career has been dedicated to this community. As a family medicine physician at OakLeaf Clinics in Chippewa Falls and medical director for our Urgent Care locations in Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, and Menomonie, I’ve worked on the front lines of local healthcare—helping families through everyday challenges and urgent needs alike. I also work as a first responder and EMS Medical Director in Chippewa County. In addition to my clinical practice, I serve as the medical director for several area nursing homes, where I work closely with our senior population to ensure continuity, compassion, and dignity in care. My affiliations with organizations such as the American Academy of Family Physicians and the National Association of EMS Physicians reflect my deep commitment to best practices and physician leadership. I am board-certified in Family Medicine with the American Board of Family Medicine.

Robert Krause

Kyle Dettbarn, MD

has called the Chippewa Valley home for more than two decades. Since moving here in 2003, he has served this community as a physician specializing in pulmonary, critical care, internal medicine, and sleep health. Today, he serves as Board President of the Oakleaf Medical Network—a network that has remained committed to patient-focused care for over 30 years.

Robert Krause

Patti Darley

Vice Chair
retired, from Xcel Energy’s Customer Service Department and before that Cray, Inc.’s Technical Training Department. Patti is a long-time resident of Chippewa Falls, and is well known for her volunteer service in the community. She has been an elected or appointed member of the board of directors of HSHS St. Joseph’s and Sacred Heart Hospitals, the Community Foundation of Chippewa County, and Give Chippewa County, as well as in many other volunteer organizations. She has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University.