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The project to replace Samaritan Hospital (pictured) with a new facility has been put on hold due to a funding gap and increased construction costs.

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New Samaritan Hospital project paused
July 27, 2022 4:19 p.m.

New Samaritan Hospital project paused

Increased costs cause delay while officials work to bridge $31M funding gap.

MOSES LAKE — Construction of a new Samaritan Hospital has been put on hold while hospital district officials work to close the gap between the project cost and the amount of available financing. “(The estimate) is currently sitting at $31 million over where the prior funding was anticipated or received,” Jenks Abram Jenks, one of the consultants working on the project, said...