Each ER will hold 12 beds and is expected to serve more than 25,000 patients per year.
The total cost of the project is estimated at $25 million, the largest capital investment for the hospital in a decade. The new ERs are expected to create 60 jobs, including physicians, nurses and other medical support staff.
Capital Regional Medical Center is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
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