Planning for the center began in 2019, when the hospital board of directors began a $15 million fundraising campaign to build the new outpatient facility.
The hospital ended up raising $20 million for the development. The new center will expand Peterson’s current surgical suite capacity by 25 percent, and its procedure room capacity by 50 percent, according to a Dec. 13 press release.
The $38 million center will house a surgery center on the first floor, a rooftop garden on the second floor and an office space for surgeons on the third floor. It is expected to open in spring 2024.
