CONCEPTUAL PLAN APPROVED FOR EXPANSION AT ST. CATHERINE'S HOSPITAL
PLAN CALLS FOR ADDITION OF ADVANCED OUTPATIENT SURGICAL WING
On Monday, October 10, the Pleasant Prairie Plan Commission considered and approved a conceptual plan for United Hospital System's St. Catherine's Medical Center Campus that will accommodate the future construction of an Advanced Outpatient Surgical Wing. The 194,888 square foot expansion is proposed to be constructed adjacent to the existing hospital located at 9555 76th Street in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
The conceptual plan calls for 61,941 square feet on the first floor to accommodate a lobby, lounge, café, courtyard, registration and waiting area, private preoperative suites, a minimum of eight surgical suites, and recovery areas. The plan also calls for a 46,653 square foot lower level to accommodate support areas, a relocated receiving dock, and a trash enclosure. An additional 40,448 square feet on the second floor and 22,923 square feet on both the third and fourth floors will eventually house various outpatient services.
In 2001, United Hospital System submitted site and operational plans for the medical center campus, which included a hospital with medical offices on approximately 50 acres within the Prairie Ridge development. During 2008 a multi-story expansion of the hospital building was completed. During 2010, a medial office building was added to the campus.
United Hospital System is expected to submit more detailed site and operational plans for the current project during early 2017 in order to accommodate the start of construction during the same year. Upon completion, the Advanced Outpatient Surgical Wing is expected to employ between 100 and 125 employees, in addition to those currently working from the St. Catherine's Medical Center Campus.