Erlanger plans to turn Erlanger East into full-service hospital

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Erlanger Health System is moving ahead with plans to expand its Erlanger East campus to a full-service hospital with 107 beds.

The state approved plans that will allow the hospital to complete its $68.7 million expansion, which has been ongoing.

Erlanger has been planning a full-service expansion for the last decade, but phases of the project have been delayed because of financial constraints.

The phased-in expansion of Erlanger's Gunbarrel Road campus, expected to be completed by December 2016, will not only feature more inpatient beds, but also an expansion of surgical services, a cardiac catheterization lab, as well as other ancillary and support services. Erlanger expects to finance the expansion with the issuance of bonds.

"The volume of business we are seeing in our new Erlanger East Emergency Center far exceeded our expectations, and is just one indication of the need for a new full-service hospital to serve those living in north Hamilton County," Erlanger CEO Kevin Spiegel said in a release.

In 2013, the Erlanger Health System opened its fifth Emergency department at Erlanger East Hospital, one of five Erlanger campuses located throughout the region.

For more details read Wednesday's Times Free Press.

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