Audit faults grant, ventilator distribution in Wisconsin during height of COVID-19 pandemic

Audit faults grant, ventilator distribution in Wisconsin during height of COVID-19

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. This story is published in partnership with The Associated Press. A state audit released Wednesday faults the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for how it awarded grants and ventilators to health care providers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency’s leader,…

Audit faults grant, ventilator distribution in Wisconsin during height of COVID-19 pandemic

The agency's leader defended the awards, emphasizing that the money and ventilators were handed out during a public health emergency with the goal of keeping health care providers open.

Audit faults state health agency over grants and ventilators distributed during the COVID-19 emergency

DHS Secretary Kirsten Johnson defended the agency and said it was acting quickly during an unprecedented health emergency.

Audit faults grant, ventilator distribution in Wisconsin during COVID-19

Department of Health Services Secretary Kirsten Johnson says the agency will follow recommendations in the audit.

Audit faults grant, ventilator distribution in Wisconsin during height of COVID-19

MADISON, Wis. — A state audit released Wednesday faults the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for how it awarded grants and ventilators to health care providers during the height of

Audit faults grant, ventilator distribution in Wisconsin during height of COVID-19

A state audit released Wednesday faults the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for how it awarded grants and ventilators to health care providers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.