Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City, Mo., is planning a $135 million expansion that will add a three-story patient tower, a new front entrance and other enhancements, according to an article on the Healthcare Construction + Operations website.
The new tower will have 90 private patient rooms and will be connected to the existing facility. Corridors will connect the tower to the emergency department, imaging, surgical services and admitting areas.
The project also includes the relocation of the helicopter landing pad and ambulance entrance and renovations to existing patient rooms.
Each of the three floors of the new tower will have 30 private patient rooms. Rather than centralized nursing stations, the new design puts the care staff closer to their patients, the article said.
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