UAMS May Build New Hospital And Dorms
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences is planning a $169 million dollar construction project.
On Tuesday, the executive council discussed plans to replace
much of the Little Rock medical center and a 207 room dormitory.
The project also includes a parking lot and a power plant.
If approved, the project would likely be the largest in UAMS
history. The plans are preliminary but the new building will have
at least as many beds as the hospital`s current 230. It will be
another three or four months before hospital officials know whether
the bed capacity will be expanded.
The existing hospital is 50 years old and officials say the
structure is no longer efficient.
The project`s concept and the possibility of issuing bonds for
it are scheduled for discussion at the University of Arkansas board
of trustees meeting August fourth in Bentonville.
