$7.5 million expansion project under way at local hospital

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LSUBMC CEO Kurt Scott points out features on a floor plan for an expanded emergency room department.

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A temporary entrance is currently being constructed on the north side of LSU Bogalusa Medical Center, for use during an emergency room expansion project.

Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 11:45 pm

$7.5 million expansion project under way at local hospital By Lucy Parker The Daily News The Daily News |

A $7.5 million project to expand the emergency room at LSU Bogalusa Medical Center has begun.

CEO Kurt Scott said work on the expansion, which began in November, will take approximately 18 months.

Its an exciting project for the hospital, he said. Its going to allow us to double the size of our emergency room and actually put a new front on the hospital.

The number of beds in the emergency room will increase from eight to 16 and waiting, treatment and clinical areas will be expanded. Scott said this will allow the hospital to provide emergency care for patients in a department that is more comfortable and efficient.

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