Edgerton Hospital Building Project

(Edgerton, WI) – This morning Edgerton Hospital and Health Services officially took ownership of the building at Highway 59 and Sherman Road that will house the new Edgerton Hospital beginning October 1. Hospital and clinical operations will continue as normal at the current Edgerton Hospital location, 313 Stoughton Road, until October 1.

The passing of the keys represents a significant milestone in the hospital building’s progression. It means all state required inspections and fire marshal approvals are complete and ownership has officially been transferred. Between now and October 1, the hospital and its partners will manage the moving and placement of over 2,000 pieces equipment and furniture, beginning with long-lead and high-wevalue items and finishing with the actual patient move during the two employee shifts surrounding the October 1 move date.

Community members are invited to attend the grand opening celebration Sunday, September 25. The festivities kick off with the Veteran’s Victory Fun Run/Walk from the old facility to the new (registration: 11:00 a.m.; visit edgertonhospital.com to register). Following the race, tours will be offered at a spectacular “Sky’s the Limit” free community celebration from 1 to 4 pm. Enjoy delicious snacks, fun family activities, local entertainment and a behind-the-scenes look at the new Edgerton Hospital.

The hospital is 83% complete and on track for the October 1st opening! The Bruce Company is installing landscaping and making the grounds around the hospital beautiful. Exterior signs are going in and will be in place by mid-July. On the inside, flooring is being installed and the smell of fresh paint is in the air!

Pat Heimann and Lucas Smith, from The Bruce Company, plant shrubs near the main entrance to the hospital.

Rolf Sharpee, Tri-North Builders, is busy installing the exterior doors and hardware.

It’s a beautiful day at the job site! Staff Electric is busy installing underground electric for site lighting and hospital signage. Crews are also working on the subgrading for asphalt and concrete paving. Inside, carpet and tile continue to be placed and cabinetry can be seen in a variety of patient care areas.

It’s official, your new Edgerton Hospital will open on October 1, 2011. With five months remaining, our team is busier than ever. The interior of the hospital is beginning to take shape with drywall in place and fresh paint being applied daily. Tile flooring is being installed in the cafeteria, and our team is initiating the start up of the heating and ventilation systems. Next up, the fire protection system will be started and checked. To date, the new Edgerton Hospital is 76% complete!

Above is a nearly complete corridor in the inpatient wing of the hospital.

The above image shows the entrance to the Emergency/Urgent Care department.

Spring is officially here, although old man winter doesn’t appear to be cooperating. Inside the activities continue with all the drywall being completed this next week. Shown below is a view of the Emergency Departments entrance, a view of the in-patient nursing unit, and finally a view of the data center that has several thousand feet of computer cable feeding to it.

Let’s keep our fingers crossed for warmer weather!

This week’s progress is shown in the lower level area where there’s been a great deal of primer paint applied to wall surfaces. Shown below is the dietary cooking area and seating area.

With winter coming to an end, there has been a flurry of activity taking place inside.  The lower level is finish dry-walled, mudded, and taped.  Painting will begin in the next couple of weeks.

On the main floor, the majority of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) is completed with department managers having their first walk through.  Below are pictures of the Emergency Department corridor being dry-walled, a picture of the recently installed elevator door, and a picture of the corridor leading the in-patient wing.

Let’s hope for an early spring as the ground is extremely muddy around the building.

The New Year has kicked off with an aggressive schedule on wall studs. The lower level is completely studded out and drywall will begin later this week. The main level is beginning stud walls along with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installation. Pictured below is the corridor in Radiology leading to the MRI van access.

The building’s internal walls are really coming together as the lower level studs are completed and the upper level is beginning. Temporary heat was started on December 10, 2010, just in time for the deep freeze that’s predicted. Pictured below is the upper level Emergency Department wall studding and Mr. Charles Roeder, our Chief Financial Officer, standing outside his future office. Stay in touch and we’ll keep you up to date.