Gundersen Tri-County Memorial Hospital and Clinics

Gundersen Tri-County Memorial Hospital and Clinics - Replacement Hospital

The new facility, replaced the 60-year-old hospital, which serves Whitehall, Blair, Independence and surrounding communities. Designed by GROTH Design Group, the two-story, 69,000-square-foot hospital features private patient rooms, a trauma center and helipad landing zone near Emergency Services. The hospital also includes an ER, imaging, lab, pharmacy, surgical, dietary, rehabilitation and transitional care. A new ambulance and maintenance building is also built on the site. The project also remodeled the current clinic. Kraus-Anderson has served as construction manager on numerous Gundersen Health System’s projects, including: Legacy Building, a 430,000-square-foot, six-story hospital with emergency and critical care services with helipad in La Crosse; Heritage Building, a renovated a six-story hospital with various therapy and imaging services in La Crosse; Behavioral Health, a two-story, 54,000-square-foot inpatient hospital in La Crosse; Gundersen Winona Clinic, an 86,000-square-foot primary care clinic in Winona; Gundersen Tomah Clinic, a two-story, 77,000-square-foot medical office building with a cancer center in Tomah. Through value management, Kraus-Anderson identified alternative systems and materials that delivered cost savings and operational efficiencies. Strategic project phasing further minimized disruption to hospital operations, supporting continuous patient care. Constructability reviews identified issues such as mechanical and electrical layout conflicts and hospital access challenges early in the process. Addressing these concerns up front helped avoid costly changes and kept the project on schedule.