The 745,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility doubles the size of its predecessor and improves the area’s medical capacity to provide inpatient, outpatient and ancillary services for more than 75,000 beneficiaries. The hospital will open its doors to patients Nov. 17 and employ approximately 1,500 civilians and 800 military staff members, said Alan Bugg, Fort Benning area engineer for the Corps’ Savannah District.