Wednesday, February 08, 2017
-Memorial
Medical Center: Small Hospital, Big
Difference, Brighter Future! Back in
November, Memorial Medical Center announced they are in the planning process of
building a new $40 million facility to continue to serve the health care needs
of Clark County and the surrounding area.
The new facility is expected to be completed by the spring of 2020.
In order to keep
the community informed, here’s the latest on the progress of the project:
“Memorial
Medical Center’s Board of Directors has approved a motion for the hospital to
sign a purchasing agreement with Dean Wetzel regarding 54 acres of land located
west of Neillsville at 3700 River Avenue.
The purchasing agreement allows MMC’s building committee time to
evaluate the property, prior to final purchase, through specific conversations
about the property with the City of Neillsville, Department of Natural
Resources, Department of Transportation, Pine Valley Township and Army Corp of
Engineers. MMC entered into this
agreement to purchase if they can make all the alterations to the property
within accordance to all the above mentioned entities. If they can’t, they will look at their second
site. The property has the acreage for
the first initial phase of a replacement hospital, medical clinic, extended
care facility, assisted living/senior housing facility and a potential
community wellness center, but also has acreage for any future campus
expansions. MMC has chosen Wold Architects and Engineers, of St. Paul to build
the hospital of the future for Clark County.”
Memorial Medical
Center is also answering any question you may have like this one:
“Q: Where is the new facility going to be located?
A: If all goes according to plan, at 3700 River
Avenue.”
"Q: Do you
know what's going to happen with the old facility?
A: Not yet. They
do have some time to start to identify potential suitors for the building.
They're hoping that somebody will find an interest in this to better the
economy of Neillsville. They've had a few preliminary talks with a few
interested parties. All very exciting; however, they've asked not to be
revealed at this time as they are still seeing how feasible it is for
them."
"Q: What's
going to happen to the loan acquired by MMC through the City of Neillsville?
A: Their current
debt they have to do their internal renovations is on hold. So, they currently
have 80% of that loan still sitting in the bank. Part of the USDA Loan Process
is they're allowed to refinance all of their current debt. So, as they
successfully receive this loan, they will then pay off all their debt, including
the loan that the city assisted them to receive. By first or second quarter,
probably second quarter of 2017, all those debts will be forgiven."
If you have any
questions you'd like answered, feel free to submit your questions to WCCN's
News Director by e-mail or contact form.
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