CentraCare Health Begins Expansion of Neuroscience Center [VIDEO]
ST. CLOUD -- St. Cloud Hospital has begun expanding their neuroscience center to keep up with the area's growing need.
Neuroscience is anything surgical or medical dealing with the spine or brain.
Jackie Reineke is a Spine & Neurosurgical Care Specialist at the St. Cloud Hospital. She says the remodel will provide more opportunity to care for patients.
"We are expanding our remote heart monitors, our nurses stations, we are really just finally getting the space we need to care for all the patients," says Reineke.
The expansion includes an additional eight beds to bring the total number of beds in the neuroscience/spine unit to 45..
"Eight of those beds will be the neuro-progressive beds, similar to an ICU step down or higher acuity bed," says Reineke.
Reineke says they hope to be done with the expansion by April 29th.
More From AM 1240 WJON
![CentraCare Bringing Back Curbside COVID-19 Testing](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2020/04/Coronavirus5.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![CentraCare Seeing Major Spike in Video Visits](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2018/08/St.-Cloud-Hospital-4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![CentraCare Dispelling Rumors of Coronavirus Case in St. Cloud](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2016/05/Sick.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![CentraCare To Offer Free Screenings During Colon Cancer Month](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2018/07/Coborns-Healing-Center.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Flu Activity Expected to Increase With Students Back In School](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2018/03/Flu-Shot.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Early Detection, Treatment Increasing Breast Cancer Survival Rate](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2016/10/women-holding-breast-cancer-ribbin.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Growing Energy Drink Consumption Among Kids Has Doctors Concerned](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2019/01/Energy-Drinks.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Mental Health Grant Helps CentraCare Health Reach Rural Patients](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2013/11/Depression.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![City Leaders, Businesses To Take Action on State Housing Shortage](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2018/04/Contractor_Construction-stock-image.jpg?w=980&q=75)