Touchette Regional Hospital in Centreville, Ill., is planning a $2.8 million expansion of its emergency department, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.
The expansion will include increasing the number of patient rooms from five to 12 and increasing the size of the triage unit.
Construction is estimated to take six months to complete, according to the report.
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