On Jan. 27, Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System launched its public fundraising drive to build a new Children's Hospital outpatient center.
Here are five thing to know:
1. Erlanger Health System has raised nearly a third of the money they will need to build the $35 million facility. So far, Erlanger raised $8 million in contributions and pledges.
2. At the drive, Erlanger officials displayed final drawings for the outpatient center.
3. The outpatient center aims to provide a child-friendly environment for the hospital's patients.
4. The new facility is 90,000 square feet and is the first phase of what Erlanger hopes will eventually be a $300 million three-part expansion project.
5. The second phase entails constructing Children's Hospital Inpatient Center, which will be attached to the outpatient center. The third phase will consist of a combined women and infants' pavilion.
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