The hospital, which plans to have 50-80 beds would serve the area’s aging population to meet a projected annual increase of 2.5 percent in hospitalized patients and 3.5 percent in outpatient visits over the next five years.
While construction wouldn’t begin until next year, the hospital feels a sense of urgency to expand these facilities because it may run out of space for any growth by 2014, according to the report.
Read the report on UW Health’s plans for new orthopedic buildings.
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