The Kansas Spine Hospital in Wichita began a $1.5 million expansion to add two operating rooms by spring, according to The Wichita Eagle. 
The hospital has increased its admissions by 52 percent since 2009 and needed more space for patients and surgeons, CEO Thomas Schmitt said. After the expansion, the hospital will have six operating rooms.
The hospital will have to reduce its number of licensed beds from 38 to 36 to accommodate Affordable Care Act guidelines for expansions. The average patient length of stay will remain 2.24 days.
In addition to building costs, officials plan to spend $500,000 on equipment and related expenses. The hospital will still focus on spinal care, orthopedic surgery, radiology, pain management and physical therapy.
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The hospital has increased its admissions by 52 percent since 2009 and needed more space for patients and surgeons, CEO Thomas Schmitt said. After the expansion, the hospital will have six operating rooms.The hospital will have to reduce its number of licensed beds from 38 to 36 to accommodate Affordable Care Act guidelines for expansions. The average patient length of stay will remain 2.24 days.
In addition to building costs, officials plan to spend $500,000 on equipment and related expenses. The hospital will still focus on spinal care, orthopedic surgery, radiology, pain management and physical therapy.
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20 Spine Surgeon & Specialist Leaders at Children's Hospitals
American Spine in Maryland Now Offers Cervical Endoscopic Discectomy
Will Medicare Ever Reimburse Surgery Centers for Spinal Surgery?: Q&A With Dr. Brian Gantwerker of The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles