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The new Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital has opened in Lincoln City.

Skanska USA Building served as the general contractor for the $42 million project, which wrapped up in October 2019. Then personnel and other resources were moved into the new building from an old one. A grand opening took place recently.

The project was designed by HGA Architects.

In addition to a new primary hospital being constructed, the existing 19,600-square-foot Health Professions Education Center building was remodeled to provide administrative space and physical rehabilitation services. Now, demolition of the existing hospital building and creation of a new main parking lot will take place. Also, a variety of other improvements will be performed around the campus.

Both the front and back portions of the new hospital will have offer greater operational efficiency than those in the existing building.

The new hospital has sufficient seismic strength to allow immediate occupancy following a major earthquake. This is standard today for a critical care facility, according to Todd Predmore, a Skanska USA Building vice president and account manager.

The facility has four patient observation rooms, two inpatient maternity rooms, and 10 inpatient rooms for medical, surgical and critical care. The new Emergency Department will have five exam rooms and two trauma exam rooms.