Western Wisconsin Health

In 2014, Baldwin Area Medical Center, Inc. reinvented itself as Western Wisconsin Health (WWH) and embarked on the journey of building a new campus. Sustainability has always been at the core of our beliefs, so it was constantly at the forefront during design. We wanted a medical center and campus that embodied sustainability and we were able to achieve just that. Kahler-Slater, an architectural firm, MEP Associates, an engineering firm, and Boldt Construction, a construction management firm, were hired to design and build the new facility. The design was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, with sustainable features including a very tight high R-value building envelope and roof, an abundance of natural light through highly energy efficient windows, a geothermal heating/cooling system, cutting edge HVAC systems that capture and reuse “waste” heat/cooling, LED lighting, low flow plumbing fixtures, no or low maintenance flooring, natural prairie landscape, a community garden, bottle filling stations, and a continued focus on details and practices. Future plans include a solar photovoltaic field to offset our dependence on the electrical grid. Most of the construction materials and services were sourced locally within a 500-mile radius of Baldwin. WWH owns 107 acres of land and the campus takes up approximately 35 of those acres. The Health & Wellness Center consists of a Hospital, Clinic and Fitness Center that totals 131,226 sq. ft. Of that total, around 97,400 sq. ft. is on the main ground level, with a partial basement of 14,476 sq. ft. and a partial second floor of 8,285 sq. ft. The main floor includes 49,815 sq. ft. of Institutional Occupancy, 47,584 sq. ft. of Business Occupancy and 11,065 sq. ft. of Fitness Center. WWH employs approximately 362 staff and is a vital part of the Baldwin community. Our commitment to sustainability is evident, not only in our campus and building, but also in our continuing service practices and procedures as witnessed by; repurposing of food waste, local sourcing of food purchasing, robust recycling program, an Energy Star score of 91, our commitment to ensuring our HVAC systems run as efficiently as possible, etc.