The expanded Middletown Hospital will provide space for 110 additional beds. William Bohman, hospital administrator, announced last week in his first building progress report to the community. The hospital can now handle 150 patients. Plans for extensions which will include an added four-floor wing, are nearing completion, Bohman says. Construction should begin in the fall. Last year, residents of this area contributed $2 million to the hospital building fund. Changes must be decided upon now, Bohman says. "Once the building is up, any change is impossible or terrifically expensive," the administrator points out. Improvements on existing facilities will soon get underway. They include remodeling of elevators, air-conditioning of operating rooms, and added dish-washing and garbage disposal units in the kitchen...

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