Salem Health opens new hospital tower, adding 150 beds


Hannah Bauer, facilities development project consultant for Salem Health, leads a tour of a patient wing in the hospital’s new tower on Tuesday, June 28 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)
Years ago, as Salem Health leaders began planning for the expansion of their flagship hospital, an administrator had some feedback.
She’d recently been hospitalized and was frustrated because the shower in her room didn’t have anywhere to put soap or shampoo, forcing her to bend down to…





