The Knoxville Hospital & Clinics (KHC) will be breaking ground on its expansion beginning March 20, weather permitting.

Kevin Stittsworth, Director of Foundation and Public Relations for KHC tells KNIA/KRLS News, “We’re excited to be breaking ground on our $21 million expansion. The first phase will include the construction of our Don and Margaret Long Infusion Center as well as the Weiler Foundation Specialty Clinic. Those are both located on the southeast corner of the hospital. The Specialty Clinic will be home to 24 visiting specialists and the Don and Margaret Long Infusion Center will have private treatment spaces and we plan to have 13 treatment chairs. So that will be just great for our patients that are coming in and the loved ones that come and stay with them during their treatment time.”

The parking lot entrances from Lincoln Street and Howard Street will remain open. All patients and visitors will enter through the main hospital entrance. Emergency patients will continue to access the Emergency Department from the Emergency entrance.

Patient and visitor parking will continue to be available on the northeast side of the hospital. Accessible parking and Respiratory Acute Care parking will move from the southeast parking to designated spaces in the northeast parking lot.

To date, the KHC Foundation has raised nearly $7.5 million towards the expansion project. 

https://knoxvillehospital.org/donate/ or contact Kevin Stittsworth, Director of Foundation and Public Relations, at 641-842-1485 or kstittsworth@knoxvillehospital.org.