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Gundersen constructing new Prairie du Chien eye, dental clinic

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Shown is a rendering of the new Gundersen dental and eye clinic, scheduled to open in Prairie du Chien in the spring of 2016. It will be located at 118 Marquette Rd./U.S. Highway 35 and provide space for basic services as well as expanded dental specialties and specialized eye testing.

Construction on the Gundersen dental and eye clinic at the intersection of Marquette Road and Blackhawk Avenue in Prairie du Chien got underway earlier this month.

A group of Prairie du Chien Gundersen employees and community members gathered under a tent Wednesday morning for a groundbreaking on the new site.

Gundersen Health System is expanding its facilities in Prairie du Chien, strengthening its commitment to residents and the community. A kick-off ceremony was held today (Wednesday) for Gundersen’s new dental and eye clinic at 118 Marquette Rd./U.S. Highway 35.

The new 8,000-square-foot clinic will:

•Consolidate Gundersen’s dental and eye services into one location. The dental services are currently available in the Biehl and Okano dental office behind Hardee’s, while the eye clinic is located at 213 E. Blackhawk Ave., where it’s been since Dr. Robert McWilliams opened the clinic in 1950. (His son, Dr. Tom and wife Lynn McWilliams sold the business to Gundersen in 2002.)

•Provide space for expanded dental specialty services, beginning with oral surgery.

•Feature state-of-the-art dental radiology and ophthalmic equipment.

•Include more vision exam rooms and designated rooms for specialized eye testing.

•Offer off-street parking with approximately 40 spaces.

“With more space, added services, new equipment and more convenient parking, we look forward to providing Prairie du Chien residents great care in one convenient stop,” said Scott Rathgaber, M.D., chief executive officer of Gundersen Health System.

“We are proud to be part of this healthy, vibrant community, and this project is consistent with our longstanding commitment to providing high-quality care for patients close to home.”

Currently Gundersen’s dental and eye services are offered in two separate locations in Prairie du Chien, encompassing a total of 5,700 square feet.

“We’ll be able to care for more patients by bringing our specialty dental services to the Prairie du Chien community,” noted Darla Zahn, clinical manager of Gundersen dental specialties. “More importantly, with new technology and additional equipment at our new clinic location, more services can be provided at each appointment, making treatment much more convenient.”

The new dental and eye clinic is scheduled to open in the spring of 2016.

Gundersen’s medical clinic at 610 East Taylor Street in Prairie du Chien will remain in its current location.

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