The Fairfax Community Hospital in Oklahoma has opened an expansion that comes after it nearly closed and staff worked without pay for a time, News 9 reports. A new owner, Dr. Elizabeth Pusey, is credited with making new investments in the facility and staff.
Dr. James Graham, a physician in Fairfax, said “We have big town facilities. She’s bought new CT scanners. We have MRI services now, we’re getting cardiology, and a new clinic, and we’re growing with that. It’s amazing what you can do when you get people working together.”
The new wing on the hospital adds six beds, but the investment adds much more – $5 million dollars worth of new equipment, including a lift that can move immobilized patients, and all 25 rooms have new “smart beds” that help monitor patients. Read more.