The original Medical Arts I building at Geary Community Hospital is due for an upgrade.

The Board of Trustees accepted the proposal on Tuesday.

Howard Whitaker, Director of Facilities, explained in phase one there will be a general upgrade to make the facility more consumer and customer friendly, and it will be updated to meet other safety and patient comfort aspects of the hospital. “Ceiling tiles, floors, bariatric units in the exam rooms, vinyl covered seating, seating areas in the hallways, different lighting. Just a multitude of things to try to make it more customer friendly.”

Phase one will cost about $80,000 with funding that has been allocated from the Geary Community Healthcare Foundation.

Phase two improvements would be done in the future. Those could include possible flooring changes in some of the suites.