Work could begin later this year on a project that will see both repairs and upgrades to the Gila Regional Medical Center, located at 131 E. 32nd Street in Silver City.
The project is receiving a $2.5 million assistance grant through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Recovery program and will include renovations to the center’s roof as well as improvements to the facility’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system.
Matching funds to the tune of $250,000 for the project are being provided by GRMC due to a capital outlay approved last year by the New Mexico State Legislature.
A number of parties has been involved in securing the grant for the GRMC project, including the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments.
In a statement, Priscilla Lucero, executive director of the council, said the organization “prepared the application” for the grant, “and will also administer the award.”
The design phase for the project has already been completed.
Separately, the hospital is also receiving some $2 million in capital outlay funding approved by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham this spring for labor and delivery room improvements.
The not-for-profit GRMC is the largest hospital in a 100-mile radius of mostly southwestern New Mexico, serving a combined population of around 63,000 people.
By Garry Boulard
