Wisconsin Children’s Hospital Expands to Meet Demand

MILWAUKEE — A new $168 million tower was built in front of the existing Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin facility opened in April in an effort to accommodate a spike in patient visits.

Hospital officials speeded up expansion plans when the facility reached record capacity two years ago. The new 12-story, 425,000-square-foot patient tower was planned in response to a 13.3 percent patient volume increase at the 236-bed hospital during the last five years.

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