The grant included a $1.5 million donation from The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund, which has donated over $7.9 million to the hospital over the past 10 years, and will fund the development and opening of the new surgery center.
The new facility is expected to house monitors, ventilators, a technology integration system, and [extracorporeal membrane oxygenation] equipment for substituting heart and lung function.
Lastly, the new facility will double Christus’ current cardiac operating capacity, and is expected to open in 2026, according to the report.
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