Community Funding Project Requests
Gundersen St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Location: 1200 5th Grant Boulevard W, Wabasha, MN, 55981
Project Sponsor: Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Requested Amount: $2,500,000
Use of Funds and Justification:
The funding would be used to support the hospital’s primary care, rehabilitation, and retail pharmacy expansion project. The expansion will be between 15,000 – 18,000 square feet and offer physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, and retail pharmacy services.
The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because St. Elizabeth’s Hospital plays a critical role in delivering health care to the surrounding rural community. As the only hospital in Wabasha County (population: 21,658), the new rehabilitation and wellness center, together with an expanded outpatient pharmacy, will strengthen St. Elizabeth’s capacity to provide exceptional care and services to patients of all ages. Further, the additional space will allow for the recruitment of more providers and the expansion of new services, strengthening their capacity to provide exceptional care and services to the entire rural service area.
