HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital began construction on a $5.5 million dollar renovation of the hospital’s Women and Infants Center.
Key upgrades include modernized labor and delivery rooms, a tub room for use during labor, a refreshed nursery and an improved nurse station.
The full project will take place in three phases, set to be complete in July. This three-phased approach ensures the Women and Infants Center remains fully operational during this time.
“This is much more than an aesthetic upgrade,” says Andrew Bowman, Chief Administrative Officer of HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital. “This is an investment into the communities our hospital serves, to ensure the women and babies we care for receive the best possible care in the most comfortable environment, both today and well into the future.”
This project is funded through the generosity of the community and strategic capital investment made by Hospital Sisters Health System. From 2023 to 2024, community donors contributed $1.7 million dollars to the HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the nonprofit hospital, to benefit Women and Infant services, perinatal mental health services and breast health initiatives.
The project will invest $1.1 million of the community donations, along with a $4.4 million strategic capital investment by HSHS, to fund the $5.5 million Women and Infants Center renovation. The remaining dollars raised by the community were used to purchase new mammography technology and launch perinatal mental health services at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital.
“Over 470 total community members, businesses and hospital colleagues donated to this project— the most donors we’ve ever had contributing to one campaign— showing a real recognition for the importance of keeping care local and accessible,” says Laurie Radke, Foundation Director for the HSHS Wisconsin Market. “We are grateful to every single one of them for helping us improve health care for women and children in our community.”
