Prairie du Chien area families take comfort in knowing that they have ready access to expert healthcare as needed, thanks to an in-town hospital and a system of local clinics and other healthcare professionals.

Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital, located at 705 East Taylor Street, is a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital licensed by the State of Wisconsin and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. The hospital health care team includes nearly 300 staff members.  The Medical Staff has 16 active staff with 55 consulting specialists and allied health professionals.  Services provided to area residents by the hospital organization numbers over 60.  These services range from the traditional acute care (medical, surgical, obstetrics, pediatrics, ICCU) skilled, and intermediate care to a wide variety of outpatient programs (audiology, sleep study, foot care, rehab therapy services, ophthalmology, respiratory therapy and diagnostics), Home Health, Hospice, Telemonitoring, Assisted Senior Living, Family Resource Center, Child Day Care, Childbirth Education, Adult Day Care rounds out the home and family programs.  Prevention services include congregate meals, meals on wheels, health screenings, parish nursing, C.A.R.E.  Crawford Abuse Resistance Effort, wellness education.  The Emergency Department staffs 24/7  with physician, nursing and diagnostic services team who care for emergency and urgent care needs.  An expanded list of outpatient and community services is available on the hospital website or call 608-357-2000.

The Gundersen Lutheran – Prairie du Chien Clinic is located at 610 East Taylor Street. It provides the right care for the entire family. A team of five family practice physicians, one internal medicine physician, two physician assistants, two surgeons, four nurse practitioners, a nurse mid-wife and many visiting specialists from La Crosse are able to care for all health needs from earaches to broken bones. Behavioral Health services are also available in the Clinic. The Gundersen Lutheran Eye Clinic - Prairie du Chien is located in downtown Prairie du Chien and provides vision services for all ages from routine exams to eye injuries.

The Franciscan Skemp Healthcare – Prairie du Chien Clinic is located at 800 East Blackhawk Avenue. Clinic services are centered around four family medicine physicians and their excellent support staff, including full laboratory and radiology services.  All of our physicians also provide complete obstetrical care.  Additionally, specialty physicians and other medical professionals from the Franciscan Skemp La Crosse Campus are in Prairie du Chien on a regular basis.  If you need more specialized care, our healthcare providers can refer you to one of our many specialists at the Franciscan Skemp La Crosse Campus.  The Franciscan Skemp Prairie du Chien Clinic also offers Behavioral Health Services through an on-site clinical therapist who works with children, adolescents, adults and couples.  If necessary, medical staff also provides care if you are admitted to Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital.

Great River Community Medical Clinic is a new family practice clinic located at 100 N Marquette Road Suite 106.

Prairie Maison Nursing Home, located at 1505 East Brunson Street, provides long-term care services to the community by means of skilled nursing care, intermediate care, hospice care, physical, occupational, and speech therapy.  It also provides senior assisted living apartments, Brunson Terrace.

The new Senior Living Complex is owned and operated by Community Health Services Corporation, a nonprofit healthcare provider governed by a 12 member Community Board of Directors.  Other facilities in the area that are owned by Community Health Services include LaBatisse, 24 Independent Apartments in Prairie du Chien, and Sannes Skogdalen Heim, a 64 be Skilled Nursing facility in Soldiers Grove.  The new Senior Living Complex is currently under construction at 700 South Fremont Street, Prairie du Chien, and will replace Prairie Maison, a 64 bed Skilled Nursing facility currently located in Prairie du Chien.  Other facilities in the new complex will include a 6 unit Memory Care facility for individuals with Alzheimer's, a 24 unit Apartment complex, and a Village Square, where the public will be welcome to enjoy our library, cafe, hair salon, community room, and indoor and outdoor patio spaces.  The services provided at the new complex will include meals, housekeeping, laundry, activities, assistance with bathing, toileting, and dressing, and much more.  The new Senior Living Complex is the first phase of the Planned Community Development; the second phase shall include Cottages, Duplexes, and/or Condominiums.  Planned Opening July 2009. 608-357-2294.

Prairie du Chien has five dental clinics, four pharmacies, two optometrist clinics, and several chiropractors. The city is served by two rescue squads.