Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Mo., opened a surgical center after 18 years of planning and work, according to an April 2 report by Houston Herald.
Strategic planning of the surgery center started in 2006, and the shell of the facility was completed in 2014.
The $3.7 million project was funded by the USDA, the Delta Regional Authority, state appropriations, the South Central Ozarks Council of Governments, a community improvement district, and donations from the community.
The facility is the only surgery center of its kind within a 50 mile radius, the report said.