Ground Broken on St. John’s Mercy Hospital Campus in Joplin
ST. LOUIS — McCarthy Building Co. broke ground on a new $335 million, 825,000-square-foot hospital in Joplin, Mo., to replace the former tornado-stricken facility.
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Christus Santa Rosa to Open Freestanding ER Centers in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Christus Santa Rosa Health System, a nonprofit, Catholic faith-based health system, plans to open freestanding emergency centers in New Braunfels and San Antonio in an attempt to provide better access to emergency services.
The San Antonio location will be an 11,000-square-foot, 10-bed facility. The New Braunfels facility, at 12,000 square feet, will also house 10 beds. Both are expected to open later this year.
Cancer Center Project Takes Collaborative Approach
BOSTON — Lawrence & Memorial Hospital’s Cancer Center in Waterford, Conn., is one of the first health care construction projects in the country to use an integrated project delivery (IPD) method to control costs and deliver a patient-friendly facility.
Chambersburg Hospital Addition Set for Summer Completion
ST. LOUIS — A new $72 million four-level addition is scheduled for summer completion at Chambersburg Hospital, an affiliate of Summit Health located in Chambersburg, Pa.
The new tower will include 174,000 square feet of new construction and 4,100 square feet of renovated space.
Plans Under Way to Replace Aging NorCal Hospital
ST. LOUIS — Designs are under state review on the new Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits, Calif. to replace the original 80-year-old facility, which failed to meet the state’s seismic standards and the hospital’s growing space needs.
New Hospital Brings Permanent Facility to Tornado-Hit Area
RICHMOND, Va. — The new Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, a 183,000-square foot replacement hospital for a tornado-ravished facility, recently opened its doors in Americus, Ga.
On March 1, 2007, an EF-3 tornado hit the city of Americus causing millions of dollars in damage to the community — including the destruction of the Sumter Regional Hospital, owned and operated by the Americus & Sumter County Hospital Authority.
McCarthy Awarded $7.5 Million Alegent Health Renovation Contract
Addition of residential treatment center, spine center and new addition for rehabilitation, oncology, emergency department and imaging. Photo Credit: Blake Marvin-HKS, Inc.
Central Consulting and Contracting Starts Work on Six-Story Parking Structure
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EPA Names Houston Hospital as Top Hospital Finisher
HOUSTON — The Environmental Protection Agency named St. Mark’s Medical Center a Top Hospital Finisher beating out ten other hospitals in its annual Energy Star building competition, which concluded in early November.
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