Children's Hospital expands to meet inpatient and outpatient space needs

As one of the nation's leading pediatric hospitals, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is growing faster than expected and needs additional beds and clinic space to make room for more patients. The new west tower will help Children's Hospital better serve children and families from Wisconsin and beyond.

Children's Hospital is building a 12-story, 425,000-square-foot expansion for patient rooms. The addition will increase the 236-bed hospital to 294 beds and will have room for 72 more beds in the future. The expansion will feature a larger Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a larger Herma Heart Center.

The west tower is expected to open in spring 2009.