Parkridge Medical Center opened a new patient tower this morning, a $99 million expansion the hospital said will help it serve more patients as the greater Chattanooga area continues to grow.
Attendees toured the new three-story facility and walked through an outdoor courtyard to the tune of a live violinist.
State Sen. Bo Watson attended the ribbon cutting, thanking those who contributed to the addition and emphasizing the importance of the investment.
“Investments like this help to create safe neighborhoods. Investments like this help to drive educational improvement and investments like this help to drive job creation,” Watson said.
The new 88,000-square-foot patient tower adds 50 patient rooms, including 16 intensive care unit rooms and 34 medical-surgical orthopedic and spine rooms…