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Posted: Thursday, 15 May 2008 3:49PM
House approves funding for new Fort Riley hospital
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The House has approved a supplemental
appropriations bill that includes $404 million for new medical
facilities at Fort Riley.
Funding still must be approved by the Senate and signed by
President Bush. The measure also includes expansion of the GI Bill
and unemployment benefits.
A new hospital has been in the planning and discussion stages at
Fort Riley in recent years to replace the current Irwin Army
Community Hospital on post, which is more than 50 years old.
The bill provides $350 million for the new hospital and $50
million for a complex to treat soldiers recovering from war
injuries.
Fort Riley leaders and Army health care officials have put an
emphasis on expanding health care services as the base makes room
for additional soldiers and families. |
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