Lufkin medical center breaks ground on emergency department expansion, part of $13.5M project

LUFKIN, Texas ( KETK ) – A groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 19 for an expansion to the Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin.

According to a release, the Woodland Heights Medical Center will more than double its capacity with the project expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of the year.

The project will reportedly add seven rooms to the medical center’s Emergency Department (ED), an 8-bed ambulatory care treatment area, an additional nurses station and a new waiting room area. According to the release there will also be renovation of existing ED rooms.

“We saw around 30,000 patients through our nine-bed Emergency Department last year,” Jose Echavarria, CEO of Woodland Heights Medical Center, said. “With this project, we are more than doubling our ED capacity, which will support our team’s delivery of timely medical care as we continue to see more and more patients.”

This expansion is reportedly the next phase of a $13.5 million construction project, which included an addition to the medical center’s labor and delivery department that was completed in March.

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