Centra Health (Danville, Va.) held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on a new 6-story tower at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Va., according to a news release.
The 266,200-square-foot project will include a new emergency department (ED), perioperative floor with surgical inpatient unit, and labor and deliver, mother/baby, and intensive care nursery.
The existing ED will be replaced with more than 70 treatment spaces, a split-flow care model to improve patient experience, an integrated EmPATH psychiatric care space, and imaging results lounge
The new perioperative floor will include 12 modern operating rooms and post-surgery patient recovery rooms.
Construction is expected to be completed in fall 2028.
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