Spring flowers aren’t the only thing we’ll see popping up out of the ground at Memorial Hospital: Steel framing is starting soon for the central structure of the new patient tower.
Walsh Construction created this animated video showing how the core of the new patient tower — complete with its own foundation and basement — will tie into the steel framing now visible over the former heart and vascular center.
“The Walsh Construction project team used building information modeling to coordinate all of the patient tower’s structural steel erection along with the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection utilities that will be installed throughout the building,” said Eric Radloff, Vice President for The Walsh Group’s Healthcare Division. “This model shows the sequence of how the steel will be installed and a fly-through of the mechanical room that will support the new intensive care unit and the patient room floors.”
The video’s bird’s-eye view also gives an amazing look at the unique wave design along the top of the tower. CannonDesign Architect and Design Leader John McAllister incorporated the gentle slope of the roofline as a nod to the curve of the nearby St. Joseph River running just north of the hospital.
“We are very excited to begin our next phase of construction on the new Memorial Hospital patient tower,” said Brian Spencer, Beacon Vice President of Facilities, Construction and Real Estate. “We are grateful for our partners at CannonDesign and Walsh Construction, our own hospital facilities team and the many steel, mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors who are dedicated to creating a world-class patient care tower to support the exceptional work of Memorial Hospital’s caregivers.”
We appreciate our community’s support and understanding as construction continues on the new patient tower. Helpful information about coming to the main entrance of Memorial Hospital as a patient or visitor is available here.