A new hospital is coming to southeast Kansas.

 

 Freeman Health System has announced plans to build a new. Full-service hospital in Frontenac. The new $168 million, 50-bed facility will offer a full array of comprehensive care, including an emergency department, cardiac services, an intensive care unit, maternity, pediatrics, outpatient/inpatient surgery, and oncology among other key services. Overall, the hospital will create at least 500 to 1,000 new jobs in Pittsburg.

 

 Freeman Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Paula Baker stated that the residents of southeast Kansas deserve the best care and that Freeman is committed to providing that care.

 

The new hospital will be called Freeman Southeast Kansas hospital.

 

Freeman already has a sizable footprint in Pittsburg, with several primary care clinics, an outpatient surgery center and a comprehensive medical oncology program. And earlier this year, Freeman announced that it will take over operations of the Ft. Scott-based emergency department and open a 10-bed acute hospital there.