Starting on Monday, a 27.7 million dollar project, known as the "Bend Tower Remodel" will get underway.

It will increase patient rooms on the third and fourth floors of the hosptial and make them thirty percent larger.  The majority of the bathrooms will also be made larger and will be handicap accessible.

The project will also update the facility's electrical, plumbing and ventilation systems.

The work will be done in eight phases ove ra two and a half year period.