West Burlington, IA- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center will build a new childcare center on its Fort Madison campus and enlarge the existing facility in West Burlington.
The “Kid Zone” is for children of hospital employees.
Great River Health Systems President and CEO Matt Wenzel said that “Providing a high-quality, convenient childcare center is a priority on both Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center campuses.” “The West Burlington Kid Zone was built in response to employee requests. Besides benefitting our existing employees, having our own childcare center helps in the recruitment of future employees and physicians,” Wenzel said.
The 5,600 square-foot West Burlington Kid Zone opened in 2006. It is licensed for 89 children. The same blueprint will be used for the Fort Madison facility. It will be the first new structure built on the campus since the 2011 addition of the Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Center.
A 3,381 square-foot addition to Kid Zone in West Burlington will increase capacity to 139 children.
The total cost of the project will be $2.5 million. The $1.7 million new childcare center in Fort Madison will be funded by the Great River Health Foundation, formerly the FMCH Foundation.
The foundation was created in 1995 to fund special projects. Money donated to the foundation before July 1, 2021, is dedicated for use on the Fort Madison campus.
