$50 Million WinnMed “Transforming Tomorrow” Project Moves Foward
$50 million in renovation and remodel for a northeast Iowa hospital has been given the green light by its Board of Trustees.
“Transforming Tomorrow” at WinnMed will involve a major facility expansion and remodel on the Decorah campus. Trustees recently approved the base bid for the project, which will be financed in large part by low-interest USDA loans, with the remaining balance funded by WinnMed dollars and loans from local banks.
Features of the project include a new, fully renovated birthing unit that features all labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum (LDRP) suites, and direct access from obstetrics to surgery for patients needing a C-section. The surgery area will be expanded with larger rooms to accommodate new technology and an additional operating room to meet the growing volume of the hospital’s surgical practice.
Plans also call for a two-story addition to house expanded primary and specialty clinics to the north of the current clinic building, allowing for additional access, growth, a better patient experience while promoting team-based care. Renovations to existing clinic space are also being considered as a separate project.
Chief Medical Officer Thomas Marquardt says, “We are investing in facilities, staff and technology, and are actively recruiting physicians to join the Mayo Clinic Health System primary and specialty care practice here at WinnMed. These are exciting times to be part of WinnMed as it grows into the future.”
Once Transforming Tomorrow begins, Chief Administrative Officer Steve Slessor says work will take approximately two-and-a-half years.
