News Release
WARSAW — Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital celebrated the completion of a $30 million expansion and renovation on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting and open house.
Community and hospital leadership included representatives from the LKH board, medical staff, city and chamber who provided comments during the ceremony that was held inside the newly redesigned lobby.
“The medical staff at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital has been committed to the delivery of
quality healthcare services to our patients since 1976. This renovation and expansion makes access to care more convenient and comfortable for our patients, visitors, doctors and employees,” said Dr. Brian Reichenbach, Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital medical staff member and LKH board of trustees member.
“The ongoing investment is a priority for the hospital and we hope our patients are pleased with the improvements,” he added.
The project includes 25,700 square feet of new construction and renovations and includes:
- An expanded, redesigned lobby with new public entry
Renovations to all patient rooms, public spaces and nursing stations on the
medical, surgical and intensive care units - Updates to the hospital façade
- New campus exterior signage to enhance patient wayfinding
- Surgical services expansion and updates, including:
- Expanded pre- and post-surgical bays with additional spaces for
increased patient privacy and more room for family members to be with
loved ones - Renovation of existing operating room so surgeons can accommodate
more complex cases, allowing patients to be scheduled sooner and
remain close to home when surgery is needed - Expanded sterile processing area with new technology for faster
equipment sterilization
Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital is also the area’s only hospital with both an accredited chest
pain center and accredited stroke center. The hospital offers a variety of quality services
close to home, including emergency care, an urgent care center, a birthing center, heart and stroke care, orthopedics, occupational health, rehabilitation services, a sleep center, a wound care center and a cancer care center providing radiation therapy.
