The hospital will open June 2, with public tours planned Sunday. Below right, a wood-framed window opens into an unfinished surgery room.
Wood is used throughout the new hospital to create a more soothing environment.
That comfortable, open, airy atmosphere is just what the designers set out to create when they started sketching Three Rivers Community Hospital. She said architects created the hospital around an open floor plan with large public spaces when community members told them that they wanted a hospital that didn't feel like a rat maze. Tours Three Rivers Community Hospital will offer tours to the public from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday during an open house. To reach the hospital from Medford, take Interstate 5 north to Grants Pass. Take the Highway 199 exit.