The Wabash General Hospital Board of Directors has approved plans to significantly expand services at the hospital’s Carmi outreach clinic.
During Monday’s board meeting, Vice President of Professional Services Andrew Kleinschmidt outlined a proposal to expand the hospital’s current lease agreement in Carmi from one day per week to full-time occupancy of the building.
Kleinschmidt says the expanded location would allow Wabash General Hospital to increase orthopedic coverage, explore adding urgent care services, upgrade radiology equipment, and potentially establish a rural health clinic offering additional lab and rehab therapy services.
Under the proposal, partial occupancy would begin July 1st, with full occupancy starting October 1st. The lease term would run 63 months. Initial rent for the partial space would be just over 48-hundred dollars per month before increasing to about 15-thousand-600 dollars monthly once the full building is occupied.
Hospital officials estimate startup and equipment investments at approximately 380-thousand dollars, including a radiology expansion, upgraded IT infrastructure, and rehab equipment. Kleinschmidt requested board approval for expenditures not to exceed 400-thousand dollars.
Kleinschmidt said the hospital currently handles around 700 patient accounts annually from the one-day-per-week clinic operation and believes those numbers could quickly double or even exceed that amount with expanded services. He also noted patient revenue from White County increased 47 percent between 2024 and 2025, while the area’s insurance payer mix has improved significantly.
The Carmi clinic has operated since 2016 and is located along Oak Street near Huck’s in Carmi.
