Hospital Expansion Project
Construction Updates
Check back regularly for updates on the construction of the hospital expansion.
"Make-ready" projects started wrapping up in April for the official start of construction on May 6, 2024. These projects included:
- Temporary kitchen setup, including the temporary loading dock and kitchen ramp.
- Finishing the north parking lot expansion for employee parking.
- Temporarily moving the Hwy. 83 crosswalk to the north.
- Relocating utilities on the west side of the hospital near the helicopter pad.
The mobile kitchen units arrived in late March. Workers are assembling the temporary kitchen using five trailer units. The last day for serving meals in the current cafeteria is Saturday, May 4, 2024. The temporary kitchen is outside the Community Rooms, which will be used as the cafeteria during construction. The cafeteria will be torn down before the expansion construction begins.
Construction continues on the north parking lot expansion and should be completed by the end of April. The new permanent parking spaces will help offset the loss of parking spaces on the south side of the hospital during construction.
Construction started Feb. 12, 2024, to expand the parking lot on the north side of the hospital. The lot helps offset parking spaces on the south side of the hospital that will be unavailable during the expansion construction.
Read the blog post or watch the video below.
A temporary parking lot opened in December 2023 to the south of the Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center. The lot directly across Hwy. 83 from the hospital replaces parking spaces that will be unavailable during construction. After construction is finished, this lot will return to green space.
Project Details
- Expansion Size: 117,000-square-feet (3 floors)
- Remodel Size: 25,000-square-feet
- Construction Manager: JE Dunn
- Architect: HMN Architects
- Cost: $100 million project; $84 million construction cost
Patient Areas
- New and Expanded Emergency Department
- New and Expanded Intensive Care Unit
- New Private Medical/Surgical Unit Rooms
- New Progressive Care Rooms
- New Birth Place
Other Features
- New Hospital Entrance
- New and Expanded Gift Shop
- New Kitchen, Cafeteria and Dining Area
- New Pharmacy
- Additional Space for Future Growth
Remodel
- Surgical Department Renovations and Expansion
- 2 New Cardiac Cath Lab Procedure Rooms
Interior Drawings
Groundbreaking Ceremony
Event Videos
Event photos
Project Planning
Blog Posts
Jan. 22, 2024 - CEO Update: 2024 Construction Timeline
Sept. 18, 2023 - CEO Update: Planning for efficiency in the hospital expansion
May 3, 2023 - CEO Update: Selecting a construction manager for the expansion project
March 10, 2023 - CEO Update: ‘This is an exciting time for CMH and the Bolivar community’