Pullman Regional Hospital, Patient Care Expansion

Project Timeline
- November 8, 2022: Pullman voters passed Proposition 1
- Spring 2023: Design and contracting decisions
- Summer 2023: Assess bond rates for $27.5 million bond
- 2024: Tentative groundbreaking
Project Quick Facts
$45 million project cost for 80,000 square foot expansion, medical equipment, and remodel of Pullman Regional Hospital and hospital-owned properties:
- Expand Emergency Department by 50-60% for triage rooms and mental health services
- Addition of a fifth OR, GI lab and expansion of surgery recovery unit
- Specialty healthcare space for potential new services such as endocrinology, dermatology, rheumatology
- Move providers and practices onsite to enhance patient access and to eliminate cost of rented spaces – Palouse Pediatrics and Pullman Family Medicine
- Imaging services expansion – PET scanner, additional CT and MRI, mammography suite
- Integration of all therapy services onsite – physical, occupational, massage and speech therapy, genetic counseling, acupuncture and all pediatric therapy including feeding and physical therapy and women’s pelvic health therapy
- Expansion of Orthopedic and Sports Medicine patient care
- Enhance security and technology in BirthPlace
- Expand Sleep Study & Sleep Medicine
- Expand cardio-pulmonary services
- Simulation lab for healthcare workers and community training and learning
- Expansion of lab and testing
- Relocate administrative services to current therapy building (Summit Therapy) to make use of owned hospital properties and reduce rented spaces
Funding Sources
- Hospital funding (reserves/borrowing): not to exceed $10 million
- Taxpayer Bond: $27.5 million
- Philanthropy and grants: $7.5 million