Construction to begin on new Janesville hospital, clinic
Construction will start in October on the $150 million St. Mary's Janesville Hospital and Dean Clinic on Janesville's east side.
"It's a great day for Janesville and a ray of hope for our local economy," said Mary Starmann-Harrison, regional president and CEO of SSM Health Care of Wisconsin. "We're ready to move full speed ahead and get this medical campus up and running."
SSM and Dean announced plans for the project in April 2008 but delayed it in February when faced with an unfavorable borrowing climate.
But the partners are now moving ahead with the project, which is expected to open in late 2011.
The hospital and clinic are expected to create 344 direct jobs, plus 155 indirect jobs.
Click here for an audio report from hospital officials' meeting with the media.
For a full story, read Friday's Janesville Gazette or check back later today at GazetteXtra.com.
Jul 16, 2009 at 4:53 p.m.
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Can't wait for Dean St. Mary's Hospital to be up and running in Janesville! What great news!
Jul 16, 2009 at 4:34 p.m.
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Good health care finally comes to janesville.
Jul 16, 2009 at 2:40 p.m.
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I'm holding off going to the ER until this facility is built; Hurry!
Jul 16, 2009 at 1:48 p.m.
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Ha! Then don't look at the other thread....
Jul 16, 2009 at 12:48 p.m.
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It is refreshing to see nothing but positive comments. No bickering, no petty corrections by the grammar/spelling police, no over-use of punctuation and capital letters to show how serious the poster really is. No comments trying to educate the masses. My faith is restored. Everyone have a great day!
Jul 16, 2009 at 12:43 p.m.
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Full story already here:
http://gazettextra.com/news/2009/jul/16/...
Jul 16, 2009 at 12:17 p.m.
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a big committment when the obama health care plan is looming.
Jul 16, 2009 at 9:43 a.m.
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Good news but why wait to read it, go to nbc.com
Jul 16, 2009 at 9:29 a.m.
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Great news!
Jul 16, 2009 at 9:24 a.m.
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Agreed...very good news. I have not always had the best luck at Mercy so am excited to have a choice. And I believe a little healthy competition for Mercy will mean better service for their customers.
Jul 16, 2009 at 9:13 a.m.
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Very, very good news.
Jul 16, 2009 at 9:12 a.m.
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Good news for our community. We can definitely use 500 new jobs.
Jul 16, 2009 at 9:10 a.m.
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Hooray! Glad to see some confidence in our community.
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