(KLZA)-- A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Thursday morning for an expansion and renovation project at Community Medical Center in Falls City.

The hospital is inviting the public to the groundbreaking ceremony at 10:00 at 3307 Barada Street.

The $8-million project will include a new Family Medicine Clinic, added surgery space and enhanced imaging to improved the orthopedic and specialty clinics at CMC.

The current hospital opened in November, 2009.