Missouri hospital using GI center, surgery center for COVID-19 overflow

Kansas City, Mo.-based Truman Medical Center is preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic by reallocating some of its facilities, Fox 4 reports.

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By: Staff

The hospital will use its gastrointestinal center and its outpatient surgery center to accommodate COVID-19 patients.

The $29 million surgery center is 90,000 square feet. The center is affiliated with Kansas City, Mo.-based University Health, but all services are provided by Truman clinicians.

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