Hospital board cheered for supporting new facilities for Antigo June 30, 2010 We applaud today’s announcement by Langlade Hospital, and the foresight of the board of directors in committing to the future of Antigo and its health care needs.
As early as the difficult 1920s, the Antigo Daily Journal’s Henry and Fred Berner proudly supported the concept of a centralized hospital, at a time when the community was being served by several smaller facilities blocks apart. And in 1930, construction was begun by a group of community leaders who hoped that “if we built it, they will come.” The project stalled for a time, but in 1933, “they,” in the persona of the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, did come.
And they have been here ever since.
The Sisters have always been at the forefront of medical advances at Langlade Hospital, and there is proof. Their facility has an advanced cancer care center and other facilities that are unique to smaller communities. The hospital in Antigo has been known for decades and never lacked for the most up-to-date equipment and highly trained staff.
But the bricks-and-mortar buildings have aged—well perhaps—but at almost eight decades old, they have outlived their best days.
The new, $47-million facility will be smaller, more efficient, and contain the latest in advancements in medical technology and patient care and comfort. The sports medicine complex, phase two of the project, will offer the finest in equipment and services tailored for all ages, from the teen athlete to the senior citizen interested in maintaining the highest possible quality of life.
Langlade Hospital’s sparkling new campus will attract the next generation of physicians and health care professions, who will help grow our community. And that will rebound in other ways as well, in new industries, retailing and optimism.
Ninety years ago the Berner brothers and hundreds of people in Antigo had a dream, and helped make it a reality. Today, that vision continues.
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