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Article: Ministry Health Care plans medical center near Wausau
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 17, 2002
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Ministry Health Care plans medical center near Wausau
By JASON GERTZEN of the Journal Sentinel staff
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Ministry Health Care said Tuesday it plans to build a medical
complex in Weston to meet the needs of a growing population, but
critics worry the $100 million facility could add to rising health
care costs.
The medical center -- which would include a 104-bed hospital, a 40-
physician office building and at least six operating room suites for
open-heart surgery, trauma and orthopedic care -- is needed in the
southern portion of Marathon County, said Nicholas F. Desien,
president and chief executive officer of Ministry.
"We are quite convinced that capacity needs to be ...