Chandler Regional Expansion Project

Project Control recently finished up work on the new tower addition at the Chandler Regional Medical Center. Beginning construction in December 2011 and opening on August 26th, the new addition added 96 desperately needed beds to the hospital, bringing the total number of beds to 339. An expansion of services is now offered at the facility, including emergency, radiology, ICU, and surgical. In a hospital that has been at 100% capacity 42% of the time for the last year, the new addition was much needed and appreciated by both employees and patients.

A few fun facts about this project, from this article here:

TOWER C FUN FACTS

• The Tower C project began in December 2011. By July 2014, the construction team had logged more than 600,000 hours.
• The $125 million Dignity Health project was paid for through bonds, investment money, reserves and donations.

• The tower adds space and equipment to support the Level 1 trauma program with four trauma bays and a dedicated trauma operating room.
• The new tower includes a palliative-care lounge to provide a quiet space for family members of palliative-care patients.
• Tower C houses 300 hand-sanitizer dispensers, each containing 17 ounces of product. The tower is expected to use approximately 2,000 gallons of hand sanitizer each year.

The new area at the hospital covers a whopping 180,000 sq feet, with an additional 22,154 sq ft remodel. As always, Project Control is excited and grateful to be part of a project that does such important work and helps thousands of people every day.