A rendering shows some of the updates Hospital Sisters Health System has in mind for HSHS St. Mary's. The changes include a new patient tower and more operating and procedural rooms.
Hospital Sisters Health System leaders plan to invest $270 million to expand and remodel its two hospitals in Green Bay, Wisconsin, over the next few years.
Bob Erickson, HSHS Wisconsin market president and CEO, announced the plans for HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center and HSHS St. Vincent Hospital at a press conference March 6.
Erickson said the investment is meant to meet an increased need for care in northeast Wisconsin, according to a press release from HSHS. "With projected population growth, an aging population and a growing number of patients traveling to Green Bay from
afar to seek health care, we see a significant need to open more access to patients who want to receive care from us," he said.
Bob Erickson, Hospital Sisters Health System Wisconsin market president and CEO, speaks at a press conference at HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay to announce a $270 million investment plan.
HSHS St. Mary's will be the site of the largest expansion and transformation. The plans for that hospital include a new tower that would allow for more intermediate and intensive care beds. Early design plans also call for additional operating and procedural
rooms, wider corridors, spaces that offer more natural light and more parking.
"We are taking a very mindful approach to the design plans to ensure we are creating a more spacious environment that promotes health and healing to the highest level and enhances the overall experience for all who come through our doors," John Wagner,
chief operating officer, HSHS Wisconsin market, said in the release.
Construction at HSHS St. Mary's is expected to begin this summer and be complete in 2028.
Remodeling plans for St. Vincent will be announced later, HSHS said. That hospital is home to a Level II trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, a women and infants center, and Green Bay's only children's hospital — HSHS St. Vincent Children's
Hospital.
HSHS St. Vincent and HSHS St. Mary's hospitals long have been fixtures in Green Bay. HSHS St. Vincent was founded as Green Bay's first hospital in 1888 and HSHS St. Mary's was founded in 1900.
"In a time when the health care landscape is changing quicker than we can blink, HSHS stands strong and stable," said Erickson. "We are here for the long haul, and very excited to be investing in the Green Bay community and furthering our commitment to
care for you all for many more years to come."