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separate hospitals. The consolidation resulted in about the same number of hospital beds, but accomplished a staff reduction of about 180 out of 2700 employees. The new building cost $ 24 million, was started in 1977, and opened in 1980. In 2005 in a joint venture between the facility and the
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