Credit DEAN S. ACHESON
Marshfield Clinic Health Systems (MCHS) has unveiled plans to construct a major expansion of their Minocqua hospital, adding a dozen inpatient beds and costing upwards of $22 million.
The Minocqua plan commission Tuesday recommended approval of the Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua proposal as part of the conditional use permit (CUP) that MCHS needs to get a building permit issued by Oneida County.
As outlined by Dr. Michael Schaars, vice president of medical affairs at the Minocqua campus, the proposal calls for a 50,000-square-foot, two-story addition to the west side of the existing hospital off State Highway 70 West.
If MCHS obtains county and state permits in a timely manner, construction would start this fall, the Marshfield Clinic official said. Construction would take place over 12 months, with an additional three months needed to move in equipment, get it installed and tested.