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Construction continues on the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Submitted photo
Construction continues on Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Submitted photo
Construction continues on the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Submitted photo

March 25, 2010

Women’s Health Cener continues to take shape

Staff Writer CNHI

AMERICUS — The Women’s Health Center is currently under construction at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. The foundation has been laid and the plumbing and electrical wiring is near completion, and soon workers will begin the same process with the Oncology and Surgery Center and then finally the Wellness & Education Center before beginning on the new state-of-the-art hospital in the coming months.

The three medical office buildings are expected to be up and running by the end of this year. Of those, one will house obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics and family practice while another will house oncology and general surgeons, and the third, orthopedics, wellness, fitness and education.

A brand-new, state of the art new hospital is expected to be up and operation by the end of 2011. The new Phoebe Sumter Medical Center will be four stories and feature 76 beds, and according to CEO Keith Petersen, it will be “the finest small hospital in America”

While the new four-story, 76-bed state of the art medical facility is under construction, the existing medical center on Forsyth Street continues to provide medical services.

For all the latest news, please go to www.phoebesumter.org.

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