Open house at Bellevue Medical Center set for Saturday

The Bellevue Medical Center will host a public open house on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

The 266,000-square foot, full-service hospital at Highway 370 and 25th Street will utilize the most advanced technology and equipment to provide patients the highest level of health care available.

The Bellevue Medical Center will host an open house Saturday.

An 60,000-square foot medical office building connected to the main hospital will house family medicine and specialty physicians clinics as well as physical, aquatic, occupational and speech therapy services.

A crucial part of Bellevue Medical Center mission is education. A partnership with the UNMC Family Medicine Residency Program offers a three-year program to provide training for both civilian and active duty Air Force physicians. Approximately 20 percent of new family physicians trained by the Air Force will now receive part of their residency education at Bellevue Medical Center.

Refreshments will be served and a recyclable tote will be given away to each person who attends the open house.

The hospital will open to patients on May 17.