Mitchell County Regional Health Center is expanding its same-day surgical capacity by adding three more procedure rooms as part of a larger expansion, the Globe Gazette reports.
What you should know:
1. The Osage, Iowa-based hospital is expanding its surgical space by 6,189 square feet.
2. In addition to the procedure rooms, the hospital will add an additional operating room suite and two post-anesthesia care units.
3. The hospital's same-day procedure room currently also serves as a recovery room, which contributed to delays.
4. Mitchell County Regional Health Center has grown substantially in the past year, completing two other expansions.