Hospital district preps for construction

With the hiring of Spokane contracting company Leone and Keeble, Inc., construction at East Adams Rural Hospital is set to begin within the month. When the contract with Leone and Keeble is signed, work will begin almost immediately to remodel and update the existing hospital building.

Apollo Solutions Group Unit Manager Mike Fuentes said work is expected to begin with the stripping of the roof and the installation of the air handlers. After that portion of the project is complete, Fuentes said excavation of the area for the expansion portion of the project will begin.

For the next year, Fuent...