It may not be the ideal situation to kick off a multi-million dollar building and expansion project, but COVID restrictions are forcing Wabash General Hospital officials to hold a virtual ground breaking in early November for the new medical office building and hospital expansion.
At yesterday’s hospital board meeting, President/CEO Karissa Turner said since IDPH guidelines restrict gatherings to 50 people or less, stakeholders in the project will record video segments on November 6th which will be produced into one video and then released to the public. Some of the groups participating in the virtual groundbreaking include hospital administration, board members, architects, and contractors, medical office staff and others involved in the project slated to begin in early 2021.
The centerpiece of the $14.5 million project is a two-story, 32,000 square foot medical office building that consolidates several physician offices into one building adjacent to the hospital.
Rendition of the new WGH medical office building.