Construction is underway on a major health care project in Trumbull County.

Mercy Health has broken ground on a 30,000-square-foot emergency and imaging center in Champion, which leaders say will bring faster, closer and more advanced care to thousands of residents.

The Mercy Health – Champion Emergency Center, located off 570 Educational Highway, will include 25 beds, a helipad, advanced imaging and a full laboratory.

“It’ll be open 24/7. It also has a full imaging suite where patients can get X-rays of various types," said Charlotte Gardiner, President of Mercy Health St. Joseph Warren Hospital,

"And it also has a full laboratory center for patients that need to have blood work drawn."

Hospital leaders said the goal is to cut down on travel time and distance when every minute matter

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