MARSHFIELD - Mid-State Technical College (MSTC) will host an open house at its Marshfield Campus, 2600 W. 5th Street, Thursday, October 11 from 4-7 p.m. The event is open to the public and area residents are encouraged to visit MSTC's remodeled and expanded facilities. The construction project includes a 15,000-square-foot building remodel and a 7,000-square-foot building addition.

The expanded campus space includes a new multi-discipline health lab, a human patient simulator lab, two classrooms and a new respiratory therapist lab. Additionally, the remodeled space will house emergency medical services, science and surgical technology labs. During the Open House, campus staff will be onsite to provide guided tours and explain how the spaces are being used.

Demonstrations in the Surgical Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Medical Assistant and Emergency Medical Services areas will be held every half hour beginning at 4:30 p.m. and ending at 6:30 p.m. These demonstrations will include high-tech equipment such as the electronic patient record software.

The MSTC Foundation will host a hospitality area with refreshments. Open House attendees may also qualify to win a gift basket by filling out a brief survey card and dropping it off in the hospitality room. Staff will be on hand to answer questions about the programs and services offered at MSTC's Marshfield campus including the three, new associate degrees: Laboratory Science Technician, Clinical Research Coordinator and Biomedical Informatics Technician.

For further information about MSTC's Marshfield campus Open House, call (715) 387-2538.