Getting strategic planning done by the spring is the goal of the President of the Warner Hospital and Health Services Board of Directors.

Paul Skowron is the CEO of the city-owned facility and tells Regional Radio News strategic planning will take a front-and-center focus coming out of the new year. The hospital board does not meet in December.

Skowron has extensively discussed and still hopes to one day build a new facility to model a 21st-century healthcare model but for now, he believes the vision of the Board needs to be one of continuing to grow and provide quality care close to home.

While the vision of a new facility is exciting, but Skowron cautions too much fixation on that can lead to the plan dating itself quickly because of the always-changing technology in the medical world. He believes the right team can strike a balance.

Last week, Skowron made note of how improvements to the facility like a new CT machine and other improvements the hospital has taken on over the last few years are starting to attract outside physicians in being a part of what is happening in Clinton.