Marietta, Ohio.-based Memorial Health System received $30 million in state funds to build a new women and children's hospital, The Columbus Dispatch reported July 14.
The hospital will be built on Memorial's Belpre (Ohio) Medical Campus. The 180,000-square-foot structure will be operated through a partnership with Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital.
Hospital officials said that construction will begin in the spring and is expected to take 18 months to two years to complete. The total cost of the project was not disclosed.