Emergency Department expansion in the works

A construction project at Oconee Memorial Hospital will come with the expectation that once it’s done, the hospital emergency department will see its space triple in size.  And that’s “much needed,” in the words of Hunter Kome, president of the OMC campus of GHS.  Kome spoke last night to the local hospital Holdings Board, which sets policy for the grounds of the hospital campus.  Yesterday was a walk-thru day for those planning the project.  Money is in the budget, according to Kome, and the work is projected to start next year.