Building Materials will be Recycled, Repurposed
Demolition of the former Juliette Manor nursing home, and prior site of the original hospital in Berlin at 169 E. Huron Street, will begin next month said John Gijsen, director of facilities management-system locations for ThedaCare. “This building is an important part of the history of the community; but due to its age and specialized use, it is more cost effective to remove the building than repurpose the facility.”
After asbestos and lead are removed, demolition of the structure will begin, and is expected to take 60-75 days. Once the building has been removed, the property will be marketed to prospective developers.
“The public will not see a wrecking ball at the outset,” Gijsen said. “The building will first be ‘gutted’ on the inside. All interior walls and materials will be removed, separated, and recycled, and only after all these materials are removed will the actual demolition of the shell begin.” ThedaCare intends to recycle 90 percent of the building, including copper pipes and wires, interior wooden doors, windows, bricks, kitchen equipment, and other building items. Useful fixtures will be repurposed whenever possible.
The newly constructed 37-bed Juliette Manor opened in Berlin on June 9 and is on the campus of Berlin Memorial Hospital.
For more than 100 years, ThedaCare™ has been committed to finding a better way to deliver serious and complex healthcare to patients throughout Northeast Wisconsin. The organization serves more than 200,000 patients annually and employs more than 7,000 healthcare professionals throughout the region. ThedaCare has seven hospitals located in Appleton, Neenah, Berlin, Waupaca, Shawano, New London and Wild Rose and 34 clinics in 14 counties. ThedaCare is the first in Wisconsin to be a Mayo Clinic Care Network Member, giving our specialists the ability to consult with Mayo Clinic experts on a patient’s care. ThedaCare is a non-profit healthcare organization with a level II trauma center, comprehensive cancer treatment, stroke and cardiac programs and a foundation dedicated to community service. ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center in Appleton opened in February. For more information, visit www.thedacare.org or follow ThedaCare on Facebook and Twitter.
