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Spencer Emergency Room Opens Wednesday

4 weeks ago in Lifestyle, Local

Spencer Emergency Room Opens Wednesday

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Spencer, Iowa (NorthwestIowaNow.com) — At long last, the new Emergency Room is open to patients, starting Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. Open houses have given the community time to see the new ER up close and behind the scenes, and Hospital Board Member Amanda Behr spoke with George Bower at one of those open houses:

Spencer Hospital President Brenda Thiefenthaler says the hard work has paid off:

Total cost came in around $22 million dollars.

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