Abandoned OMC Hospital (Osceola, Wisconsin)

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⚠️ Post provided by @n0stal6ic in collaboration with @nndmt
After recent discussions, I hope they finally start tearing this place down. Which is why I am going to list it on WikiMapia for everyone to be able to visit and read about before its gone! Make the best of it while it lasts, (trust me it has already seen its glory days way before this posting was every created). Please DO NOT gatekeep this location.

Police News: youtu.be/CxClTgMxhIw?t=532
Latest News: archive.is/JJEYM

ℹ️ This is the site of the old OMC hospital which was in operation since 1972. Around October 14th, 2008 the hospital was left abandoned because they couldn't keep up on maintenance with asbestos laced pipes that needed to be cleaned every few months along side other factors. Currently it sits with black mold and asbestos as the main concerns for the building and because of this, it has had a rough history of owners contemplating on what to do to protect the surrounding St. Croix River and also demolish it safely.

📓 About:
The building is around 70,000 square feet (4.2 acres) and sits on the edge of the St. Croix Bluffs.
Estimated demolition costs for the building range around $400,000 to $700,000 not including the purchase of the land.
The hospitals prime time for exploration was during the summer of 2018 where most of the structure was left intact.
However, as of recently, there is not much you will be able to find inside as everything was destroyed or scrapped.

🧐 How to get inside:
Currently , you have to go around the building to the back side where you will quickly notice a way in.
In 2018 you could walk up to the main entrance windows where one was propped open on your left of the entrance, and on the right side of the wall there was another window facing out of the west that was open. Currently these ways of getting in are now gone because they have been nailed, screwed, and glued to the wall.

🛡️ Security:
✔️ Pros:
No Working Cameras
No Sensors
❌ Cons:
No Electricity
Frequently supervised by police
Frequently supervised by local residence

In 2020 the company who owned the property setup trail-cameras in the back which should be gone now since its owned by a new company.

🗺️ Layout:
Facing the map north the layout looks like a big L. The whole north part of the L going up from its intersection where the entrance is, is all nursing home rooms (From the street level). You will find that these rooms are full of black mold and not worth visiting. On the east side of the building at the bottom of the L there is all these hospital rooms and front reception desk which is the best place to be in the hospital. Then you will notice on the south of the building a very strange circle room. This room was for medical patients and unlike the original rooms, this one was possibly for emergencies or something of the sort. In the basement of the building there is not much besides the document room. That is where they still keep a bunch of papers and flopy disks.

⌛ History:
In February 9th, 2010 One Companies, Inc. came to Osceola with a proposal to re-develop the building into a "Village Center".
Instead, The hospital sold in Nov 9th, 2010 to Downwind, LLC, Owned by Tim and Diane Madden for $200,000 where it sat dormant for a while. In Jan 10th 2010, the property is currently listed with Greystone for $490,000, then This Old Horse, LLC, purchased the property in Feb 2013 where it sat dormant again with nothing being done until the property was listed for sale again in Nov 2018, to where nothing was done with it, again. In Apr 2018, The village board proposed turning it into a park.
Again, during May, June, July 2018 was a prime time for people to be exploring. Which lead to Jul 4th, 2018 "Wright, owner of downtown shop The Looking Glass, said her concerns about the building are more as a mother than a business owner." People were getting concerned with kids going inside. Then the police were trying to work with B&S Properties to secure the building, but, Redevelopment proposal was still at a standstill. (Typical), and to top it all off... LAD Properties held a purchase agreement with B&S for the property. (Nobody wanted to do anything with the building because it was so expensive and there were no plans on what to turn it into.) Then, LAD gets concerned, they do not want to put money into something useless, and nobody want's to pitch in any more. The village and LAD are waiting for either one of them to make the next move on the property, they still have not given up on the building though.
May-June 2018 is when parents expressed concerns over kids going in there, it was the hotspot time to be in the hospital. Wright (Looking Glass Owner) and Osceola Police Chief Ron Pedrys, vow to report anything they see to keep a record.
Quotes from Wright: “Somebody has to do something.” “I knew of kids sneaking in, but not to the extent of what’s going on there. And the building has gotten worse.” “As a mom, I wanted to make people aware, I don’t want anyone to get hurt in there.” “If you want something done, you just have to get a whole bunch of mamas real mad, The police force is doing everything they can, so we may have to form a group and report anything we see to police so there’s a record.” “If we have to raise money to get it torn down, that’s what we’ll do.”
Quotes from Ron Pedrys: “We’re trying to keep it secure the best we can” “Kids are finding ways in periodically.” “We cleared the building and there was no sign of anyone staying in there, and no sign of needles or blood on the floor. A lot of this is rumor.” “Inside it’s a mess, It’s mold filled and damp, not safe for breathing.”
Note: One of these companies who owned it, unknown who, put up trail cameras in the trees near the river, but they're rumored to be gone now with the new purchases.
October 23, 2021 it has been over 14 years of discussion about what to do with the building.
The Osceola Village Board agreed with Gaughan Companies of Forest lake to develop the 4.2 acre site. The agreement was approved on Oct. 12 2021 to build a 85-unit Residential Community Development, With parking lots, roads, landscape, and site improvements. The cost to develop all of it is $15,827,146 USD.
Construction: $11,186,000 Site Demo: $1,000,000 Contingency: $200,000 Utility Relocation: $50,000 Tenant Improvement Cost: $150,000 Soft Costs/Gov Fees: $2,391,146 Land: $850,000 Private Debt (70%): $11,079,002 Land Contribution: $850,000 Developer Cash: $898,144 Grant Opportunity: $500,000 TID Incentive: $2,500,000.
The agreement to tear down the place was set for Oct 2021 to Gaughan Companies LLC to possibly turn it into apartments.
In the recent state elections, the town asked the people on their ballots if it would be okay to up the taxes. (More than likely to help pay for demolition costs and other maintenance to the town.)
As you can see reading this, it is not 2021 anymore and the building is still up with nothing being done to it.

⚠️ As of 2023 the town currently proposes the hospital be turned into apartments like they originally planed. This would bring in economical value to the town as more people would move here, although, people argue that it would look ugly, be an eyesore, and more. If you dont support the development, follow this link here:
bit.ly/NoToUrbanDevStCroix