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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