Gibson hospital thriving — and proud
By Debra Pressey
Sunday April 15, 2007
Robin Scholz
Rob Schmitt, CEO of Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services, sits in the hospital's new emergency room. The hospital sacrificed some beds to become a critical access facility, and it has paid off handsomely, with new additions and services.
On a recent tour through their hospital, Rob Schmitt and Gary Petersen saved the highlight for last: a brand new two-story addition.
Half this new space at Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services is set aside for future growth, and the other half houses the hospital's brand new, $7 million emergency department, complete with chemical decontamination chamber, overnight room for the doctor on duty, a new security system, an in-house CT scanner and MRI and eight private exam rooms – each with Internet access and its own TV.
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