Leaders and caregivers at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville broke ground for a new six-story patient care tower to be built next to the existing hospital.
They joined a groundbreaking ceremony near the construction site Wednesday morning.
The hospital sees more emergency patients than any other hospital in the county, said Dan Cochran, President of Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center.
The new building will include an emergency department with all-private treatment rooms, an intensive care unit and a medical-surgical unit. Construction will take about 2.5 years.
