Rutland hospital seeks approval for $21.7M makeover

Tom Huebner, the CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center, speaks at the ribbon cutting in June for its renovated and expanded emergency department. The hospital is now looking for more room for its orthopedic surgery program. At right is Kevin Mullin, the chair of the Green Mountain Care Board. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerVermont’s second-largest hospital is asking regulators to approve a $21.7 million expansion and renovation project to accommodate growing demand for orthopedic su