ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A celebratory event was held Friday to mark progress on the new Bellin Health Children & Adolescent Center being built in Ashwaubenon.
It was initially slated to be a “groundbreaking” but due to the pace of construction, officials shifted the event to be a “construction celebration” instead.
First announced in May 2022, the clinic is being built on a former hotel site along Ashland Avenue, immediately south of State Highway 172. The two-story, 75,000 square-foot building officially broke ground earlier this year and is expected to be complete next summer.
The center will house some of Bellin’s pediatric primary, specialty and psychiatric services and be staffed by a mix of new and existing providers. Features include:
Pediatric primary care, including care tailored to adolescents
Expanded mental health services
Physical, occupational and speech therapy
Other specialty care provided by Children’s Wisconsin (full list of specialties to come)
Sensory gym
Life skills lab (a simulated “apartment” that helps teach independent living skills for youth with autism and neurological issues)
Accessible outdoor playground
EOS imaging, which provides safer, lower-radiation 3D screening for conditions including scoliosis (third in the state after Madison and Milwaukee)
Child Life in the outpatient setting
Lab
X-ray
Bellin Health physician Dr. Sherri Hoyman, who offered remarks during the event, said this clinic is a “dream come true” for her, as a pediatrician.
“It will be a true-game changer for pediatric primary and specialty care in our area, allowing us to provide the best in pediatric and adolescent care under one roof, with more care closer to home for the kids and families of Northeast Wisconsin,” Hoyman said.
The Children & Adolescent Center will also house the Children’s Wisconsin Ashwaubenon Clinic through a partnership between Bellin Health, Children’s Wisconsin and ThedaCare.
In his remarks at the event, Dr. Matt Buelow — pediatric cardiologist and medical director of the northeast region for Children’s Wisconsin — commended the difference the new clinic will make.
Children’s Wisconsin has been serving area families through our hospital, specialty clinics and community programs in the northeast for more than 20 years. We know it’s best for kids and families when they can receive the care they need close to home. That’s why we’re excited to partner with Bellin Health to expand the highly specialized pediatric specialty care we offer in the region through our new Ashwaubenon Clinic.
Jazi Phillips, a Green Bay mother, also spoke during the event. Her three young children all required specialty care about they were born.
“I remember the trips to and from Milwaukee for my son’s treatment, and having this level of care available locally is truly invaluable,” Phillips said.
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