New admitting cubicles

New cubicles in the emergency room are shown from the clerk's point of view. When finished, the new cubicles will be staggered to increase patient privacy. Sheetrock installation should begin this week in this section of the project. Look for new handrails in the ER vestibule that were installed last week.

Working on the inside

The fall weather has been beautiful, but all the work on the ER expansion is on the insider. After the Dryvit was completed and concrete replaced in the vestibule, workers have moved inside to complete the mechanical work on the new patient waiting area. The plans call for drywall installation next week. The project is only a few days behind schedule, mostly due to vendor delays. The contractor hopes to make up these delays and keep the project on schedule.

A look on the inside

The inside of the new ER lobby doesn't look like much now, but sheetrock will be hung in the new lobby beginning next week. The new admission area is on the right in this photo. Straight ahead is a temporary door to access the next phase of the construction.

Dryvit - EFIS

What is Dryvit? Well I knew nothing about it until today.

More than twenty-eight years ago, Dryvit Systems, Inc. introduced North America to an exterior wall cladding system based on a revolutionary concept: installing insulation as part of the outside wall. Since that time, Dryvit's innovative "EIFS" (Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems) have been used successfully on hundreds of thousands of commercial and residential buildings. - http://www.thermalfoams.com/construction/dryvit.htm

Dryvit is what the new ER is now covered in. It is really beginning to take shape. Starting Monday the ER entrance will have the other half of the sidewalk done, so no more jack hammering.

The new doors will be installed some time next week. Along with sheet rock and plumbing being done on the inside, the ER is moving right along.

More !*#!* Jackhammering

Half of the ER vestibule is now blocked off so the concrete can be removed and replaced. The jackhammering is very loud--you can feel it through the floor! The good news--it will be done soon. The bad news--when this side is finished the other side will be demolished. This phase of the project should be done by the end of the week.

Health Science Education Center Grand Opening today

On a side note:

Health Science Education Center Grand Opening September 5
A Grand Opening ceremony for the Herbert A. and Dorothy P. Carter Health Science Education Center at the Gillette College will be held Friday, September 5 from 4-6pm.

Construction update

A staging area for current and future construction projects has been created on Burma Avenue north of the hospital. The ground has been leveled and fenced, and will store equipment and materials for the Hospice/Hospitality House, ED construction project and future CCMH expansion project.