Health Department

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Immediate Assistance

If you need assistance with an immediate public health matter and it is after hours, contact the South Milwaukee Police Department at 414-768-8060, and your message will be forwarded to a Health Department Representative. If this is a medical emergency, please call 911 for emergency services.

General Information

Public Health services are provided to all residents. The staff that provides these services includes:

  • One Public Health Administrator (Health Officer/Nursing Supervisor)
  • Three full-time Public Health Nurses
  • One part-time Public Health Nurse
  • One Clerk
  • One part-time Medical Advisor

The South Milwaukee/St. Francis Health Department is the lead fiscal agency for an Environmental Health Consortium with Cudahy and St. Francis, in which we employ:

  • One full- time and one part-time Environmental Health Specialist
  • One part-time clerk

Community Involvement

The South Milwaukee/St. Francis Health Department also serves the communities by participating in the following organizations, affiliations, and activities: 

  • Early Childhood Interagency Council
  • Milwaukee/Waukesha County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Consortium
  • Participated in the South Milwaukee Community Night Out and community health fairs as requested
  • Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin Coalition
  • South Milwaukee School Community Advisory Committee
  • South Shore Regional Interfaith Board
  • Tobacco-Free Suburban Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties
Certificate of Designation 2022