After about eight years of preparation, Dignity Health Mercy Hospital has started construction on an expansion meant to bring much-needed medical care to southwest Bakersfield, CA, reports Bakersfield.com.
Dignity Health hosted a groundbreaking for the four-story, $350 million tower that will expand the health care capabilities for an area of town that has experienced rapid growth over the last 30 years.
The new tower being developed by Dignity Health will add a new 24-room intensive care unit, along with 106 general patient rooms and 18 neonatal rooms. Dignity Health says state-of-the-art capabilities will be added following the construction, including neurosurgery, and heart attack and cancer treatment. Read more.
