$536 million regional medical center remains on schedule to open in 2012
Fort Wayne, Ind. – Thursday, July 15, 2010 — Parkview Health and Weigand/Pepper Construction officials today led a media tour inside the Parkview Regional Medical Center construction site.
Construction work on the site recently passed the halfway mark. Also today, Parkview and community leaders gathered to celebrate a topping out ceremony to commemorate the final steel beam to be placed at the construction site.
Steel work by the numbers:
*8,250 tons of steel
*9,127 beams and columns
*125,750 bolts
*415 loads of steel delivered
Construction on the Parkview Regional Medical Center began in September 2008. The $536 million project is on schedule to be completed in December 2011. The facility will open to patients and families in April 2012.
Parkview Regional Medical Center by the numbers:
*Six acres of roof area
*900,000 square feet
*54,000 cubic yards of concrete
*2,050 plumbing fixtures
*10 miles of concrete curb
*19 miles of interior walls
*32 miles of ventilation ductwork
*400 miles of fiber optic cable
*1,200 miles of copper wire
*1.1 million square feet of parking and roads
*3,550 parking spaces
Parkview Regional Medical Center highlights:
*400+ beds with all private rooms
*Specialty centers for heart, neurosciences, orthopaedics, cancer, women’s & children’s services, and outpatient services
*Verified level II adult and pediatric trauma center
*Samaritan helipad
*Full-service 24/7 ER with board-certified emergency physicians
*Physicians’ office buildings
*Conference and education space