State regulatory approval has been granted for a new project. A $26 million freestanding emergency department is planned to help alleviate severe emergency room congestion. The project has a price tag of $26 million and is intended to provide relief from crowded emergency rooms.

The facility will be built in Locust Grove. Piedmont Henry Hospital is behind the initiative, which has now cleared the regulatory hurdle.

Further details about the project are available from the source.