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Rappahannock General Hospital leaders outline $21 million in upgrades, new technology pilot and stroke capabilities
Summary
Hospital foundation and CEO told the Lancaster County Board of Supervisors the community raised $21 million for facility upgrades, including a $14.5 million emergency department and café renovation, geothermal plans, diagnostic and lab upgrades, and a pilot ambient-documentation program in partnership with Mayo Clinic and Bon Secours.
Jimmy Carter, a foundation representative for Rappahannock General Hospital, told the Lancaster County Board of Supervisors that the community raised $21,000,000 to support hospital improvements and to assure the hospital’s place in the local economy.
"The hospital is important not only to the medical health of this community, but it's important to the economic health of this community," Carter said during the board's presentation slot.
Dr. Bessie Brown, chief executive officer of Rappahannock General Hospital, described specific service lines and capital projects the funds support. The board heard that $14,500,000 of the $21,000,000 went to emergency…
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