The Wilson Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees has approved a plan to build a new medical office building on the main hospital campus in Sidney. The building will house several medical practices. Design is underway for the 45,000 square foot building with an estimated cost of $10.5 million.
“At Wilson Memorial, we strive to ensure our community has access to convenient and high-quality care,” said Tom Boecker, President and CEO of Wilson Memorial. “With our continued growth it has become very important for us to find alternative methods to continue to meet our patients’ and the community’s health needs.”
The new medical office building will be located adjacent to the Professional Building and will be the future home of Wilson Care practices currently located in Sidney.
Wilson Care is a multi-specialty physician group consisting of 26 providers with offices located throughout Shelby County. The Wilson Care practices in Sidney specialize in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, Ob/Gyn and endocrinology and are located both on and off campus in independent offices. The goal of the new medical building is to bring these practices all under one roof.
“We are thrilled to embark on such an exciting project,” said Craig Lannoye, Vice President of Operations. “The strategy behind the new medical building will focus on a team-based healthcare delivery model. The intent of this approach is to allow for better access to healthcare, increased patient satisfaction and ultimately improved health.”
Construction is set to break ground in the fall of 2014 with an anticipated completion date during the first quarter of 2016. Wilson Memorial has contracted with the Dayton-based App Architecture firm on the design of the project.
