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New Hospital Expansion Project

Union Hospital is building a five-story, 575,000 square foot hospital expansion to connect with the current hospital at 7th Street and 8th Avenue on the city's near northside.

"Our facility was designed more than 40 years ago when hospital care was delivered much differently. At the time, we were excited to be providing semi-private rooms instead of 6 to 8 bed wards. Now, private rooms are quickly becoming the standard of care," said Doerr. "We look forward to giving our community a better designed and more spacious

hospital with private rooms, convenient access and much better parking. It will be an environment much more conducive to health and healing."

Union officials broke ground on the $178 million facility in the summer of 2007. They plan for the new hospital to be complete in the fall 2009 and open in January 2010.

"The economic impact of a project this size for the Wabash Valley is

significant. We're setting the standard of healthcare for our community for the next 50 years," said Doerr.

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