Kentucky Opens New $53 Million Robert E. Spiller Bowling Green Veterans Center, Creating 152 Jobs
Kentucky has officially opened its fifth skilled nursing veterans center, the Robert E. Spiller Bowling Green Veterans Center, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The new 80,000-square-foot facility, which cost $53 million, provides 60 beds, private rooms, and dedicated spaces for physical therapy and recreational programming. Governor Andy Beshear, D-Ky., announced that the center has created 152 new jobs, fulfilling a long-standing need to offer veterans care closer to their homes. The project, which broke ground years prior, received an additional $16 million appropriation through an emergency bill in 2023 to ensure its completion. The center is named after Col. Robert E. Spiller, a veteran who was instrumental in advocating for the facility after frequently driving fellow veterans to appointments in Nashville, which was previously the closest Veterans Affairs facility. Local veterans and community members played a crucial role in bringing this project to fruition, with efforts spanning approximately 30 years.
