Bolivar Hospital Gets Shot In The Arm

A 40-year-old hospital in southwest Missouri is getting a financial shot in the arm for a major expansion project. U-S-D-A Rural Development Missouri State Director Kyle Wilkens says they are investing 57-point-seven-million dollars in Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar:

The 124-thousand square foot expansion includes upgrades to the emergency department and operating rooms, transitioning all rooms to private, adding a six-bed behavioral health unit, and two cardiac catheter units. Wilkens says Citizens Memorial serves around 136-thousand rural Missourians.