SEMINOLE – More than six years after the approval of a $48.5 million bond issue and construction of the Seminole Memorial Hospital expansion, one that began in earnest in June 2015, the new state-of-the-art facility was open to the public Jan. 19 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house.Serving as hosts for the event were hospital Chief Executive Officer Larry Gray and a number of the district’s administrators and staff.After a 4:15 p.m. ribbon-cutting, area residents and visiting medical professionals in attendance were treated to hors d’oeuvres, speeches, and a tour of the facility’s floor space dedicated to physical therapy,