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BLUEFIELD â Bluefield State College is purchasing the former Bluefield Regional Medical Center and will use the facility to provide a dorm and instruction space for its Health Science programs.
The Princeton Community Hospital Board of Directors approved the sale and transfer of the property to BSC during its meeting Thursday evening at the Chuck Mathena Center.
The motion, made by board member Dr. Joe Ellington, said the purchase will include the entire facility as well as 67 acres at its location on Cherry Street in Bluefield.
Ellington said BSC will then lease back part of the facility to PCH for its emergency department, which will continue operations at the site.