(KLZA)-- Ground was broken for a new hospital on the north edge of Syracuse Friday. 

The new Community Memorial Hospital will include 50-thousand square feet for the hospital and 20-thousand square feet for the medical clinic and administrative offices.  

The nearly $30-million facility will be paid for using $2.55-million from Community Memorial Hospital District, a $25-million loan from USDA Rural Development to be paid back over 40 years and a $2-million USDA Rural Development loan to be paid back over seven years.

Interest on each loan will be 2.875 percent. 

Community Memorial Hospital President and CEO Michael Harvey said the new facility, will help secure that healthcare will continue to be provided locally for generations to come.