Columbus Columbus Regional Hospital, which was heavily damaged by flooding last year, has applied for federal funding toward its $108 million expansion.

Hospital officials had planned to break ground last fall on a project that included a five-story pavilion, about 60 private patient rooms and an expanded emergency department.

Those plans were put on hold by the June 7 flooding that hit much of Central and Southern Indiana, damaging the hospital’s first floor and basement and forcing its evacuation and closure.

Jim Bickel, Columbus Regional’s chief executive officer, said the federal money would get expansion back on track after the hospital saw $211 million in total flood losses, including $123 million from property and equipment damage.

The hospital is seeking federal stimulus money through the governor’s office and a federal appropriation through the office of Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind.