Today, St. Mary's Health System made their "biggest announcement in 50 years." St. Mary's is teaming up with Tri-State Orthopedics and there are plans to open a new specialty Ortho Hospital in fall of 2018. The group stated that the need for orthopedic services will increase dramatically over the next several years. This hospital will meet that growing demand. It is a $95 million project that will be four stories high and 135,000 square feet in Warrick County.

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