Lehigh Valley Health Network received approval Monday night to go ahead with plans for a hospital in Mahoning Township.

The $65 million project will include a 89,000-square-foot facility, to be called Lehigh Valley Hospital−Carbon.

It is planned for 35 acres of open farmland on the north side of Blakeslee Boulevard, catty-corner to the Walmart Superstore.

Initial plans call for a hospital that includes all private rooms for inpatient care and a medical office building.

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See complete details in Tuesday’s Times News