Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., has begun building a $30 million Digestive Diseases Center on its campus, in hopes of attracting more gastroenterologists to the area, according to a report by Fox31 News.
Vithal Kusuma, MD, a partner at Albany Gastroenterology, said the project could relieve a local shortage of GI physicians by attracting young gastroenterologists in particular to the area.
The Digestive Diseases Center is expected to open within 14 months.
Read the Fox31 report on Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital's Digestive Diseases Center.
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