Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Missouri, is getting a $100 million expansion. The hospital celebrated its 41st anniversary with a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday. The three-story, 117,000-square-foot extension on the hospital’s south side will more than quadruple its size. An enlarged emergency department, private medical/surgical patient rooms, and an expanded critical care unit and birthing unit are among the patient care departments moving into the new building. Additionally, a renovated kitchen and eating area, a hospital pharmacy, and an expanded gift shop are among the additional offerings.
Work on “make-ready” operations to prepare the building site will begin this autumn. These projects include office relocation, kitchen and cafeteria renovations, and increased parking. The new facility’s construction will begin in early 2024.
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Comments on the Citizens Memorial Hospital expansion
“The Board of Directors believes this project is critical to our ability to continue our success for the next generation,” said Pat Douglas, chair of the CMH Board of Directors.
“This groundbreaking commemorates the 41st anniversary of the hospital’s opening on September 28, 1982,” stated Michael Calhoun, CEO/executive director of Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation and CMH. ” Furthermore, the expansion will house all inpatient areas.” After completion, we will repurpose space within the present hospital complex.”
“We will always be thankful for those who formed the Hospital District in the 1970s,” stated Calhoun. “I am inspired by their perseverance and vision for a better future for Bolivar, Polk County, and beyond.” Moreover, with this expansion, we position CMH for sustained development and service to the community and region’s patients.”
USDA Rural Development is supporting the project with 64 million dollars in low-interest loans to be repaid over 34 years. Further, according to USDA RD state director Kyle Wilkens, the organization’s predecessor donated financing for the new hospital in 1980.
