Warner Hospital and Health Services has been upgrading its facility for the better part of the last three years and the final leg of those upgrades is in the works.

On the WHOW Morning Show Wednesday, CEO Paul Skowron told Regional Radio they are watching the west side entrance take shape as the weather this fall has allowed for a good amount of progress in that project.

In addition to the west side entrance, the Hospital finished an extensive remodel of its emergency room entrance. Now they are in the midst of their latest electronic medical records update. Skowron explains the final leg of the facility improvement is going to be a minor update of its second floor.

At one time, Skowron had visions of a new hospital building but since COVID, that vision has changed and he believes the partnership with Gibson Area Hospital and their providers as well as the renovations to the existing building are going to last for the next ten-plus years.

Skowron indicates updating the workspaces for its nursing staff is going to go a long way in employee retention. While he credits the nurses who have been with them for many years, they have nurses who have worked in larger systems who know the equipment they use every day can be much better - and he hopes to improve that.