The new hospital will open at 4 a.m. Saturday while the 140-year-old facility in Belleville will simultaneously close.
Throughout the day, nearly 100 patients will be transferred to the new location with the help of Scott Air Force Base, which has units that specialize in transporting wounded service members.
“We’ve capitalized on their expertise related to the timing, packaging and how swiftly certain services can be moved,” Peg Sebastian, CEO of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, told the Belleville News Democrat.
A fleet of 21 ambulances will assist with the move. Both locations will be fully-staffed during the move in case of an emergency situation, according to the report. After the move, St. Elizabeth Hospital will demolish the old facility.
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