Construction on the first part of Frederick Health Hospital’s critical care expansion project is slated to be finished next month, The Frederick News-Post reports.
The $46.7 million project involves three floors in the wing of the hospital that currently houses its emergency department. Construction began on the project in late September 2020.
The first floor — where construction is almost done — features a new pediatric unit for emergency and in-patient care and a new adult emergency department. It also includes a new triage area for patients and an expanded emergency behavioral health unit.
This part of the project will be open to the public in August, Frederick Health spokesman Joshua Faust said.
The second floor of the wing will feature a new intensive care unit for the hospital. The current ICU was last renovated nearly 20 years ago and is often at capacity during periods of high demand, according to Frederick Health’s website. Read more.
