NEW HOSPITAL E.R. ADDITION

A ground-breaking was held for the new emergency room addition for the Twin Cities Hospital in Okaloosa County. The 2600 square foot addition will include seven treatment centers, a new chapel, waiting room, and the replacement of the CT machine and is estimated to cost 6.7 million dollars. Dr. Louis Vagias, chief of staff for Twin Cities Hospital, said he remembers the groundbreaking for their last ER, around 20 years ago and the time has come to expand to provide better, faster, more efficient care.

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