The new hospital will be built nearby on 33 acres of land, totaling nearly 74,000 square feet. It will include a medical building, a potential wellness center and will increase the size of its current emergency department two-fold, according to the news report.
Final project plans are still pending final approval by the state Office of Statewide Health Planning Development, which hospital officials expect will take one year. Construction will span over a two-year period, with an anticipated completion date of summer 2014.
Read the news report about Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital.
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