MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) -- Cone Health is set to move forward with the building of a new hospital in Mebane.

The state approved the medical system's certificate of need application for a 46-bed hospital in Mebane, according to a Cone Health news release.

The $250 million Cone Health Mebane Hospital will be located at 103 Medical Park Drive near the Cone Health MedCenter Mebane.

The new hospital will include: • 46 beds • 15 emergency department bays • 3 general operating rooms • 1 C-section operating room • 2 procedure rooms • 3 obstetric labor, delivery and recovery beds • 7 observation beds • Imaging, ancillary and support services

"We're thrilled to see this project move forward," Alamance Regional Medical Center President Chad Boore said. "It will make a real difference

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