Northwest Addition Construction Starts

Monroe Clinic broke ground on the Northwest Addition Thursday, December 10, 2009. Area leaders and community members joined Monroe Clinic board members and staff for the afternoon ceremony. Mike Sanders, President and CEO of Monroe Clinic, welcomed attendees and S. Mary Noel Brown of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes offered the blessing.

From vision to reality

The groundbreaking ceremony marked the transition from vision to reality, as Monroe Clinic first announced plans for the Northwest Addition in May 2008.

The new facility was the answer to several issues facing Monroe Clinic:
·    structural changes needed to house modern equipment and accommodate growth
·    layout improvements for efficient workflow practices
·    current and future medical needs of the community

Countless hours of thoughtful planning, research and hard work by Monroe Clinic staff, board members and project leaders have fueled the vision forward to assure the building would offer optimal benefits for patients, staff and the community. Project leaders met with Monroe Clinic teams to gather input on how their department’s layout could best accommodate their workflow and support patient care.

Monroe Clinic also committed to pursue LEED certification, which involves strategies for improving performance in energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts. Further details on LEED are available at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Web site, usgbc.org.

Monroe Clinic expects the building project to reach completion in 2012.

As always, Mike Sanders encourages individuals with questions to email him at mike.sanders@monroeclinic.org or call 608-324-1263. To learn more about the project or view parking details click here.