Pennsylvania hospital plans short-stay orthopedic hospital

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network is planning to construct a short-stay orthopedic facility for patients recovering from surgery, Lehigh Valley Regional News reported March 17. 

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The hospital submitted its preliminary development plan for a two-story, 52,571-square-foot building to the South Whitehall Township (Pa.) Planning Commission for final review. 

The facility would serve patients requiring one- or two-day stays and would not provide emergency services.

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