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Springfield Regional Medical Center
November/December ‘09
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Did You Know?
Many New Features Offered
Project Good for Local Business
Construction Timeline
Auxiliary Supports New Hospital
24-7 Web cam
New Hospital Gearing Up for
“Topping Out” Event
Construction corner
Welcome to the inaugural
issue of the “Construction
Update” - a bi-monthly newsletter devoted to construction
issues and progress of the new
Springfield Regional Medical
Center. My hope is that you
will find the photos, updates and trivia in
these newsletters interesting as well as informative and I would encourage you to
share it with your family and friends.
Three beams – one of them 8 feet long
and the others just under 13 feet long –
will be part of the ceremony.
Construction of the new Springfield
Regional Medical Center will reach new
heights with a “Topping Out Ceremony”
on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
The beams, all painted white, will be displayed at various special events for community members to place their signature
in the weeks preceding the event. One
of those events is the Holiday Festival,
a fundraiser by The Community Mercy
Foundation, that will be held Friday,
December 4, at the Champion Center at
the Clark County Fairgrounds. One of the
beams will be displayed at various times
at SRMC’s High Street Campus cafeteria.
In the construction world, this event is
held when the last beam is hoisted by
one of the large tower cranes and placed
at the top of the building. The ceremony
will include the placing of an evergreen
tree on the structure to symbolize
growth and good luck.
The first question I’m always asked is - are
we on schedule, and I’m proud to say the
answer is YES! We are on schedule to “top
out” the facility in December of this year
and actually open the new hospital in
January 2012. As you drive down North
Street you can’t help but notice the
significant progress over the past several
months. The building is really taking shape
with the fourth floor completely poured and
enclosure of the structure beginning. These
are exciting times for Springfield and I hope
you will send me your questions and
suggestions for future newsletters at
rdconnovich@health-partners.org - I look
forward to hearing from you.
The event also provides the community
a unique way to make their mark on the
state-of-the-art healthcare facility, which
is scheduled to open in January 2012.
Ron Connovich
Vice President of Facilities and Support Services
In Their Own Words...
“Springfield Regional Medical Center is great for the local economy.”
– Jared Oder, Vector Interiors
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Did you know...
New Hospital Offering Many
Exciting Features
Tower Cranes are
carrying their weight
The new 254-bed full-service
hospital will help ensure
quality care and facilities for
decades to come, allowing patients to stay close to home.
One of the more visible features on
our hospital construction site the past
several months has been the two
large tower cranes. Here are some
fun facts about these red giants:
Some of the exciting features
and benefits include:
Used to hoist reinforcing
steel, equipment and
concrete on the
construction site.
One tower crane
stands 199 ft. tall;
the other stands at 133 ft.
Fully extended, can lift nearly 7,000 lbs;
all the way in, can pick up 22,000 lbs.
Takes 15-20 minutes for the operator to
climb up the tower to operate the
crane; operator stays up there all day
On site for about 14 months.
Expanded Emergency Dept. more efficiently serves large volumes
Setting provides a better
healing environment
Provides flexibility to
respond to rapid enhancements in healthcare
Creates enjoyable place to
work; enhances retention
and performance
All private rooms that are
50% larger
Better able to attract and
retain highly skilled medical practitioners
Supports advanced medical technology
Large Private Rooms
Offer Comfort and
Convenience
The new hospital features all
private rooms that are designed
with the comfort and convenience of patients and visitors
in mind. The private rooms are
approximately 50% larger than
our current rooms. The windows
are also twice as large.
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The rooms have been designed with continuous input
from physicians, nursing staff
and board members. As part
of the process, full scale mockup rooms were constructed to
test the area and the finishes.
The results are both attractive
and functional.
For more information, contact
The Community Mercy
Foundation at 937/390-5515.
American Fence Co.
BEC - Business Equipment
Company
Benchmark Industrial Supply
Benjamin Steel
Big K Excavating
Bryce - Hill
C. Robinson Communication Services
Carl H. Smith & Sons
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So far, more than $13 million
has been committed to area
companies, including:
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Carpet Train
Cason Roofing
Central Fire Protection
City of Springfield
Dalton Maintenance
Enon Sand & Gravel
Fastenal Springfield
Garrigans Office Plus
Holmes Printing
J & J Inc.
Kes Harris Trucking
MacRay Co.
Meva Formwork Systems
Midwest Crushing
Midwest Reinforcing
Midwest Safety Products
National Stair
OMAC
Fred E. Peters & Sons
RD Holder Oil Company
Robinson Drywall & Insulation
Roger Storer & Son
Springfield Winnelson
Sunbelt Rentals
Tony Smith Wrecking Co.
Vector Interiors
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The 2009 Holiday Festival,
which benefits the Neonatal
Specialty Care Nursery at
the new Springfield Regional
Medical Center, will be held
Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m.
in the Champion Center at the
Clark County Fairgrounds.
The good news about a new
hospital extends to the health
of other local businesses. One
of our priorities with the $235
million hospital construction
project is to include as many
local businesses as possible.
“Springfield Regional Medical
Center is great for the local
economy.” Jared Oder of Vector Interiors said in an article
in the Springfield News-Sun on
July 22.
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Holiday Festival
Benefits NICU
New Hospital Project Good for
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Special furniture will be
chosen so family members
can stay overnight with their
loved ones in the patient
rooms, and we’ve spent a
significant amount of time
designing the patient floors to
minimize the noise one usually finds in a hospital. Each
room also features a large, flat
panel TV to make the hospital
stay more enjoyable.
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www.SpringfieldRegional.org
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High Street
Auxiliary
Support New
Hospital
By the
Numbers...
254
Beds in new hospital,
all in private rooms.
The Springfield Regional Medical Center – High St. Auxiliary
has donated $250,000 to the
capital campaign supporting
the new Springfield Regional
Medical Center. The dollars
were raised from hospital gift
shop sales and various auxiliary-sponsored fundraisers and
will help fund programs and
services in the new Springfield
Regional Medical Center.
gy and improved environments
for staff and patients, you can’t
help but get excited.”
(l to r: Alta Lou Miller, Treasurer,
SRMC High St. Auxiliary; Mark
Wiener, President and CEO, CMHP;
Susan Truchses, President, SRMC
High St. Auxiliary; and Kristy
McCready, Executive Director, The
Community Mercy Foundation)
The High St. Auxiliary has over
120 members and has supported hospital projects over
the years such as purchasing wheelchairs for patient
transportation and care items
for newborn babies and their
families.
“The High St. Auxiliary is made
up of caring men and women
who have always been happy
to do what they can for the
hospital,” said Susan Truchses,
Auxiliary President. “When we
envision what the new hospital will mean to this community, with advanced technolo-
“We are extremely grateful to
the High St. Auxiliary for their
thoughtfulness and generosity.
With this investment and their
previous contributions, the
High St. Auxiliary plays a vital
role in supporting our mission
and staff and ensuring quality
of care for our patients.”
The High St. Auxiliary donation
follows several other contributions to the new hospital
capital campaign, but it is the
largest cash gift to date said
Kristy McCready, Executive
Director of The Community
Mercy Foundation. She added,
Note: The High St. Auxiliary will officially merge with the
Fountain Blvd. Auxiliary in
January 2010.
The website includes a web
cam that features a new
photo every 15 minutes.
$235 million
Cost of the new hospital
project.
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Workers currently on the
construction site. Will be
over 300 on site within
two years.
222,000
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Local businesses that have
contracts with the project.
$13 million
The web cam gives you the
flexibility to zoom in on a
portion of the site. Interested
in how far construction has
progressed the past few
months? You can pick a date
to recapture an image of the
construction site.
SpringfieldRegional.org.
Square feet of the
property.
Bricks that will be part of
the structure.
Website Tracks Progress
Haven’t been able to drive
by the hospital construction
site recently? You can remain
updated online by visiting
475,000
Amount committed so far
to local businesses as
part of the construction
project.
The website also features:
Renderings
Timeline
Countdown timer
Local contractors
Links to local sites
An Affiliate of Community Mercy Health Partners
2615 E. High Street, Springfield, OH 45505
937/325-0531
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