Regents approve contracts for addition to UNM Hospital

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Posted: Feb 13, 2019 / 05:51 AM MST / Updated: Feb 13, 2019 / 02:44 PM MST

The University of New Mexico can start moving forward with their plans to add on to UNM Hospital.

According to the Albuquerque Journal, regents approved more than $40 million in development contracts to proceed with plans that call for a 48-bed addition to the current hospital that would include an adult emergency facility, pre-op, and surgical suites and inpatient care rooms.

Planning is expected to take 12 to 18 months

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