The Wabash General Hospital Board of Directors has approved tearing down two 13th Street houses to make way for future expansion and development.
At their monthly meeting on Monday held via conference call, hospital President and CEO Karissa Turner said the homes located at 13th and College Drive and the one to the immediate west will be torn down at a cost of $52,403. She explained the demolition is part of a two phase plan.
The second phase, which the board did not act on Monday, calls for the demolition of the oncology building and the former Leonard Koger home on College Drive at a cost of $82,248.
Turner said even though the pandemic has slowed expansion plans at this point, tearing down the houses in phase one will prepare the 13th Street property when the building projects do move forward.
These two houses on 13th Street will be demolished as part of the WGH expansion project.
This house at 13th and College Drive will be demolished as part of the WGH expansion project.
The WGH Oncology building on College Drive would be demolished under Phase 2 of the plan.
The Koger House on College Drive would be demolished as part of Phase 2 of the project..