By Lori EhdeSioux Valley officials are expecting anywhere from 800 to 8,000 visitors at the public open house for the new hospital and clinic Sunday."There’s parking up there, but not enough to handle a thousand or more," said Diane Westenberg, hospital executive assistant.To alleviate potential parking and traffic congestion, arrangements have been made with Luverne School District and Heartland Express to shuttle people in and out of the facility.Westenberg said two school buses will be available, with a third on standby, and a Heartland Express bus will be available to transport handicapped riders.Riders can meet in the south parking lot of the Luverne Elementary School, and the first round of buses will leave at 12:30 p.m.Open house activities at the new Sioux Valley Luverne Medical Center will start at 1 p.m. and continue through 8 p.m.Buses will shuttle riders back and forth throughout the day.While it’s difficult to estimate crowds for Sunday’s open house, hospital officials have tried to spread out the excitement over a series of separate tours.For example, Wednesday night’s Donor Wall unveiling was estimated to include 500 people for tours at that time.Also, groups of local public officials and hospital employees and their families have already toured the facility.The intent is that Sunday’s event be for members of the public who haven’t yet had a chance to tour the facility. See the 24-page hospital special edition included with this week’s Star Herald for more information about the medical facility and Sunday’s open house.