By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com
WABASH COUNTY, Ind. – The current hospital building is destined to be razed after the new Parkview Wabash Hospital opens in June 2018.
Parkview Wabash President Marilyn Custer-Mitchell discussed the building’s fate during a tour of the new facility’s construction site.
“We put out a request for proposal,” she told The Paper of Wabash County. “We advertised it in all the county papers. We also sent it to two companies that reuse buildings, and we got no proposals back.
“So, we will tear it down. That should start fairly quickly after we move out.”
The fate of the land remains to be seen, Custer-Mitchell continued. She said she would be meeting with officials from the City of Wabash, Wabash County and the Economic Development Group of Wabash County to discuss possible uses for the grounds.
Photos and paintings of the two former Wabash County hospitals, as well as some historical photos of medical staff will be on display at the new facility.