Space is getting

tight as Fayette Community Hospital is exceeding growth expectations,

according to hospital CEO Darrell Cutts.

In fact, some

of the hospital's administrative offices are moving out of the main building

to make room for a group of cardiologists, Cutts told Fayetteville's planning

and zoning commission last week at a workshop meeting.

At its May

27 meeting, the commission will consider approval of a plan to annex over

27 acres to the east of the hospital campus and rezone the property to

MO for medical office use.

The hospital

opened six years ago.

"We were

told we'd never have 35 in patients, but when I left today we had 75,"

Cutts said.

Now, the hospital

is looking at adding other services such as a cath lab and radiation therapy

so local residents don't have to leave the county for those services,

Cutts added.

The expansion

includes a copious amount of parking, which Cutts noted has been a problem

at times.

The Fayette

County Commission has voted not to oppose the annexation but the county

will present some development recommendations for the area.