WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital and the West Virginia University Health System broke ground for a new two-story hospital wing, The Jackson Star & Herald reports. The $30 million project will be funded through a combination of cash reserves and bond financing. Construction will take in 16-20 months.
The new emergency room with 14 private rooms, including two triage rooms, two trauma rooms, a decontamination room, and a mental health room, will be on the first floor. The first floor will also include the new Surgical Department with 12 pre-/post-anesthesia bays, two large operating suites, and two procedure rooms.
The second floor will be the inpatient/swing-bed floor with 18 private rooms, a three-chair infusion area, and a rehabilitation room. Four of the inpatient rooms can be converted to critical care rooms. Read more.
