Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System faced off against Woodruff, Wis.-based Ministry Howard Young Medical Center during a planning commission over Marshfield's plans to build a new facility in Minocqua, Wis., according to WXPR.
Here are six points:
1. The health system expects the facility to total $35 million.
2. MCHS has plans to build an ASC as well as a 72,000-square-foot hospital.
3. If the health system's plans come to fruition, the facility would vie for patients with Ministry, which has a 44-bed hospital, emergency room and birthing center in the same area.
4. Ministry made its case against the proposed facility, saying it would provide duplicate services in a community that does not have a growing population.
5. As of now, there is no set date for a public hearing on Marshfield's conditional use permit application.
6. William Melms, MD, regional medical director for Marshfield Clinic, said the system aims to begin preparing for the facility this spring and admitting patients by early 2018.