Memorial breaks ground on new emergency facility

Memorial Hospital held groundbreaking ceremonies for its new $56 million expanded emergency department last week. Taking part in the ceremony were, from left to right, Dr. Michael Jordan, president of the Memorial medical staff, Union County Commissioner Tom McCarthy, Dr. Joel Ascher, emergency department medical director, Leigh Anne Germani, director of emergency department nursing, Memorial President and CEO Spence Fisher, Corry Mason, Memorial director of facilities, Mike Forejt, DesignGroup, Jason Brett, Messer Construction Company, Staci and Chip Hubbs, former president/CEO and major project donor, Ashley Boyer, chief nursing officer and Doug Loudenslager, chairman of the Memorial Health Board of Trustees. (Gazette photo by Chad Williamson)

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