New Medical Building FAQ

With the announcement of our upcoming Medical Building, we have had a lot of community interest and wanted to create this space to answer the most frequently asked questions about the project.

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Pictured: Rendering of New Medical Building (8-2023)

Reason and Function

Why is Windom Area Health (WAH) doing this project?

What will the new building be for?

There is an empty floor - why is this?

Back in 2016 when we built the addition for the Outreach Services (now Specialty Clinics) and Surgery Department, we never imagined we would need more space as quickly as we did. With services as they are today, the future 2^nd floor is at near capacity. We anticipate within a short amount of time, we will need the third floor for additional physicians and space needs. We do not want space constraints to be an obstacle when it comes to future strategic growth opportunities, which we are always exploring.

Will there be changes to parking to accommodate the growth in services?

Funding and Timeframe

How is the new building being paid for? Will it be using taxpayer dollars?

There will be no taxpayer dollars involved in the upcoming project. While we are owned by the City of Windom, we have always operated as a financially independent entity and will be financing this project on our own. Windom Area Health has its own Governing Board who is responsible for ensuring financial stability and strength of the hospital, and thoroughly evaluating all capital projects.

We are excited to be able to move forward with this project as a result of sound financial decisions and investments over the past several years. Because we are a city owned hospital, our borrowing may impact the debt capacity of the City of Windom so we are mindful of not compromising any of their established projects. The project financing and building demolition was approved by the City Council in October of 2023.

How much is the project going to cost?

How long will the building project take to complete?

Clinic Movement

What will be happening to the current clinics?

We have been working with our current tenants, Sanford Health and Windom Family Medical Center to determine how to best accommodate with the least disruption to their patient care needs during construction.

Windom Area Health has provided Windom Family Medical Center temporary clinic space inside the hospital during the construction, through the end of 2024.

Sanford Clinics of Windom have relocated to 591 2nd Ave. North until the completion of the Medical Building. Once completed, Sanford Clinics in Windom will be consolidated on the 1^st Floor of the new building.

Avera Clinic/Access Health will remain in their current location and will not be involved in the WAH building project.

What services will be moving over to the new building once complete?

The current Windom Area Health services intended to move to the 2^nd floor of the New Medical Building are OB/GYN, Mental Health Services, Integrative Health, General Surgery Clinic, and Foot Care Clinic as well as the Wellness Center. As noted, Sanford Clinics will move into the 1^st Floor of the new building. As we continue to grow, the list of services offered in the new building will also!

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Reason and Function

Funding and Timeframe

Clinic Movement

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