ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald is among the dignitaries planning to be at the dedication of a new VA medical center in Orlando.
The medical center is being dedicated Tuesday, years behind schedule.
The center’s groundbreaking was in 2008 and it had been expected to be completed in 2012.
The VA blamed the delays on problems with contractors.
The complex has 134 inpatient beds, 120 beds in a community living center and a 60-bed rehabilitation facility.
The $665 million dollar facility is expected to employ 3,500 workers and serve as many as 115,000 veterans each year.
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