The new General Leonard Wood Community Hospital that is slated to open in April. The construction cost is about $295 million, as stated in the initial design-build contract. The total project value has since increased to more than $319 million due to amendments. The new facility is a large, state-of-the-art medical complex set to replace the current 55-year-old hospital. Credit: FILE PHOTO

A new hospital at Fort Leonard Wood is set to open at the Pulaski County installation.

The location is 4234 Illinois Ave.

All outpatient clinics and services will be in the medical mall at the new facility.

Key service changes:

Emergency Room: Moves to the new hospital at 7 a.m. April 7.

Labor and Delivery: Moves to the new hospital at 7:30 a.m. April 7.

Primary Care/Pediatrics/Internal Medicine: Last day at the old location is April 7. Services resume at the new location at 6:30 a.m. April 13

Pharmacy: Services resume at the new location at 8 a.m. April 7.

Many outpatient clinics will be temporarily unavailable for a few days during the transition.

Isaiah Buse has served as the publisher of the Houston Herald since 2023. He started with the organization in 2019, and achieved a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2023. He serves on the...

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