September 24, 2021 – Penn State Health (Hershey, PA) plans to open 110-bed Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center (Enola, PA) on October 1.
The 300,000-square-foot hospital will have an emergency department, imaging and lab services, various specialty inpatient services, women’s health, labor and delivery (opening later this year), and complete medical and surgical capabilities.
The health system broke ground on the project three years ago and completed construction earlier this summer.
Hospital officials say they believe the new hospital will very well positioned to offset some of the excess capacity issues existing at other hospitals. Care at Hampden Medical Center will be provided by Penn State Health faculty physicians, Penn State Health community practice providers, and independent community providers.
By the opening date, the hospital will have hired 300 workers and 34 in-patient beds will be available, reports ABC news.