Seacoast currently operates at 24-hour emergency department and outpatient services, but does not currently keep patients overnight. The 50-bed inpatient wing is scheduled for inspection in early July.
Seacoast has hired nearly 100 employees to staff the new wing, according to the report.
Read the Sun News report on Seacoast Medical Center.
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