A $40 million expansion project that includes the Kootenai Health Heart Center, operating rooms and Kootenai Outpatient Surgery is moving ahead at Kootenai Health in Idaho, reports KREM2.
It will add 37,000 square feet to the heart center, nine new patient rooms, a new cardiac catheterization lab and a new electrophysiology lab for heart rhythm disorders.
Construction began in September 2021. It will be completed in phases. The heart center is scheduled to be completed in fall 2023.
The expansion is being funded through capital reserves, debt and donations to the Kootenai Health Foundation, according to a statement from the hospital. Read more.
