JMHCC Getting Facelift

 The Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center building was completed in 1977.  Soon after there   was a tornado, as most of you will recall.  While the building was not severely damaged,  there was  some shifting of the building.  With this and the problem of the water under the  building that was addressed in the early part of the facility upgrade, there were some structural problems.  One of these was the leaking of air through the windows.  This fall the windows on  the west and east side of the building were replaced.  The ground floor windows and several  doors have also been replaced.  Window replacement will continue as weather permits to  include the Care Center wing.  The windows are energy efficient and will seal the building more completely.  They have tinting which will help keep the building cooler in summer and warmer in winter. 

There are several other improvements planned such as painting the metal trim on the roof and doing other repairs to the face of the building which will be ongoing through the next year.  The USDA loan that was used for the new generator is also being used  for these improvements.

   The face lift continues:  The building's outer brickwork has been cleaned and sealed.  The rock panels have been cleaned and painted, as has the metal trim on the roof and on other areas of the building.  Landscaping the west side of the building has been delayed, but plans are to complete this project before it snows this fall.

                                                                    After Window Replacement and Surface Renovation