KENNEWICK, Wash.– Kennewick General Hospital is one step closer to a future expansion.
The hospital got its certificate of need approved from the state. Now the hospital can apply for a loan from the Federal Housing Administration for more funding.
KGH leaders plan to build a new facility on the 40 acres of land known as the Southridge campus. The hospital’s CEO says having a new facility will also help our local job market.
“We’ll be creating a lot of construction jobs during the construction timeline but we’ve also estimated roughly about 100 new jobs fairly quickly will be created by the new project,” said Glen Marshall, Kennewick General Hospital CEO.
Other plans to raise money for the $113 project include taking money from the hospital’s cash reserves, selling property, and fundraising through the KGH foundation.