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District Seeks Bids for Middle School Health Clinic; Shawnee Healthcare to Staff Facility
Summary
Unit District 196 voted to seek bids for a 3,600-square-foot middle school wellness center and health clinic to be staffed by Shawnee Healthcare. The project is budgeted with health-life-safety funds and is designed to improve ADA access and provide school-day primary care for students and community members during school hours.
On Sept. 23, 2025, the Unit District 196 Board of Education voted to seek bids for a middle school health clinic and wellness center, a 3,600-square-foot renovation on the school’s west end that the district says will be staffed by Shawnee Healthcare. The board approved the action after an informational presentation on the project’s scope and funding. The vote to seek bids passed 6–1.
The project matter matters because it pairs clinical services with district facilities and uses public health-life-safety funds already in the district budget. District officials said the clinic is intended to provide triage, exams and short-term treatment to students during school hours and to serve community patients by appointment during the school day.
Architect Ryan Don of Don Architects told the…
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