Midwest Medical Center in Galena Plans Expansion

Officials at Midwest Medical Center in Galena have unveiled plans for a $34.5 million expansion to increase available services and create 26 new full-time jobs. The project at Midwest Medical Center will add over 42,000 square feet to the facility, bringing its total size to about 136,000 square feet. Additionally, about 35,000 square feet of existing space will be renovated. The work will expand the hospital’s physical, occupational and speech therapy services, open a new multi-purpose gym and provide more space for the surgery department, family practice clinic, internal medicine, behavioral health, cardiac rehab department and infusion clinic. Construction is scheduled to begin in April and to take two years to complete.