Robins & Morton has begun work on the $150 million vertical expansion at Huntsville Hospital Madison Street Tower in Huntsville, Alabama. The five-story, 154,000-square-foot project will add 120 beds, as well as a cardiothoracic intensive care unit, a neuro intensive care unit for neurosurgical and stroke patients, three floors of new acute medical space, and a new and improved emergency department vehicle entrance. Additionally, 70 existing patient rooms will be converted from double occupancy to single occupancy. When the expansion is complete, the hospital will have a total of 931 patient beds, up from 881 currently. The project is scheduled … Read more
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Celebrates New Cone Health MedCenter in Asheboro
A ribbon-cutting ceremony recently celebrated the opening of the new Cone Health MedCenter in Asheboro, North Carolina. The $72-million, 51,500-square-foot facility features an urgent care, primary care, comprehensive cancer center and a pharmacy. The centerpiece is a $4-million linear accelerator. The device provides radiation treatments with submillimeter accuracy. When combined with equipment ensuring the patient is perfectly positioned, it provides the highest levels of safety, accuracy and treatment quality. The accelerator is housed in a room made of a special high-density concrete that is 6 ½ feet thick in some places. Robins & Morton was the general contractor and Perkins&Will … Read more
Construction Complete for $120M Long-Term Care Center for Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
Construction firm Robins & Morton completed a new $120 million, 131,000-square-foot long-term care facility for the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority in Cherokee, North Carolina. The facility — called the Tsali Care Center — stands two stories and contains 120 private resident rooms. It is devoted to the care of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and will feature skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care services, in addition to a dialysis center. To provide residents and visitors with ample outdoor space, the center has four courtyards, as well as a spacious Friends and Family Room and communal dining options. The … Read more
Robins & Morton Continues Work on Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center
Construction firm Robins & Morton is making progress on the new Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center in Midland, Texas. The 200-bed, $232 million facility, being built on a 54-acre site, will offer short- and long-term treatment for psychiatric patients of all ages. It will include a crisis stabilization unit, outpatient center, amenities and a community education center. The facility is being developed by the Texas Facilities Commission and will be operated by a new entity co-sponsored by Midland County Hospital District and Ector County Hospital District. The project is funded by the State of Texas and a wide variety of … Read more
Prefab Speeds Completion, Installation of 2 Identical Freestanding Emergency Departments
Ribbon cuttings celebrated the openings of two nearly identical freestanding emergency departments — one in Florida and one in Texas. Manatee Memorial Hospital’s new 10,884-square-foot Manatee ER at Palma Sola, located in Bradenton, Florida, includes six exam rooms, three rapid medical spaces, a full-service laboratory, along with X-ray and ultrasound areas. South Texas Health System ER Pharr is a new 10,884-square-foot facility, located in Pharr, Texas. It will provide around-the-clock critical care for adult and pediatric patients, as well as diagnostic and laboratory services with limited wait times. Both facilities were built using preassembled modular system that required intensive coordination … Read more