Hospital Expansion and Renovation Project

Learn the details of the Hospital Expansion and Renovation Project at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Missouri. The expansion is set to open in 2026.

In the video, CEO/Executive Director Michael Calhoun explains why the hospital is undertaking the $100 million project.

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The Campaign for Citizens Memorial Hospital

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Project Details

Expansion Size: 117,000-square-feet (3 floors)
Remodel Size: 25,000-square-feet
Construction Manager: JE Dunn
Architect: HMN Architects
Cost: $100 million project; $84 million construction cost

Patient Areas

New and Expanded Emergency Department
New and Expanded Intensive Care Unit
New Private Medical/Surgical Unit Rooms
New Progressive Care Rooms
New Birth Place

Other Features

New Hospital Entrance
New and Expanded Gift Shop
New Kitchen, Cafeteria and Dining Area
New Pharmacy
Additional Space for Future Growth

Remodel

Surgical Department Renovations and Expansion
2 New Cardiac Cath Lab Procedure Rooms

Interior Drawings

Fun Facts

Here are some fun facts to give you a sense of the scale of the project.

Updated February 2026

The Human Effort

353,000+ hours worked, equal to 403 years
30+ trade partners
920+ workers on site

The Foundations

168 drilled piers, 4,335 ft deep combined. Nearly seven times the height of the St. Louis Arch.
640 tons of reinforced steel in the concrete. Roughly the weight of three Statues of Liberty.
8,444 cu yd, or 33.77 million lbs, of concrete. Enough to fill a football field, including the end zones, nearly 4 ft thick.
953 concrete truck deliveries covering 4,955 miles, equal to driving from Miami, Florida, to Anchorage, Alaska.

The Exterior Shell

30,000 concrete blocks
80,000 bricks
27,000 sq ft exterior glass
25,512 sq ft exterior sheathing

The Interior Build-Out

800,470 fasteners (screws, pins, etc.)
210,420 sq ft batt insulation
25,526 framing clips
255,027 lin ft of interior framing
64,562 lin ft exterior framing
379,594 sq ft of drywall

The Hidden Infrastructure

125,644 lbs of sheet metal for the ductwork
300,000 lin ft of low-voltage cabling

Groundbreaking Ceremony

CMH held a groundbreaking ceremony for the hospital expansion on Sept. 28, 2023 — 41 years after the hospital opened on Sept. 28, 1982. Dignitaries, hospital leaders and community members celebrated the upcoming hospital expansion with a ceremonial dirt turning on the construction site.

Project Planning and Progress

News Releases

March 14, 2023 - JE Dunn joins CMH expansion project as construction manager

May 24, 2022 - USDA Invests $57,750,000 to Expand and Modernize Citizens Memorial Hospital District in Bolivar