Southwest Medical Center welcomed guests for the grand opening of Liberal’s updated hospital facilities Friday morning.

After breaking ground in Fall 2010, the building project resulted in the construction of the Medical Office Building, updated infrastructure, and an expanded emergency room, laboratory and diagnostic imaging space to include a new 1.5 Tesla MRI. The project was completed on time without the use of taxpayer dollars at a cost of $22 million dollars.

Opening remarks were followed by a ribbon cutting, lunch, entertainment and tours of the hospital and Medical Office Building.