Aspirus chooses Wisconsin Rapids for expansion

Wisconsin Rapids residents soon will have the option of choosing between two hospitals within city limits. After weeks of uncertainty over whether Aspirus Doctors Clinic would expand its operations into Wisconsin Rapids or Biron, the health care provider announced Thursday it will proceed with its original plan of adding a roughly $30 million hospital facility to its Wisconsin Rapids location, 2031 Peach St. (WISCONSIN RAPIDS DAILY TRIBUNE, 10/17)