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February 11, 2008

Kennedy announces $6.9 million for VA hospital

U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy visited the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Providence this morning and announced that $6.9 million in federal money had been approved for a new addition and operating room there.

The money is part of an appropriations bill signed into law in December. It will be used to replace three operating suites now on the top floor of the 60-year-old building, said medical center spokesman James W. Burrows.

The operating rooms will be housed in a new two-floor addition to the front of the building, explained Burrows, with the operating areas on the second floor and new administration offices on the first floor.

Burrows said construction will hopefully begin in September and be completed within a year.

Said Kennedy: ``These projects are an important part of our plan to ensure the long-term future of the Providence VA as a national leader in serving America’s veterans.’’

-- Journal staff writer Tom Mooney

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