Reaching Milestones!

The Christmas and New Year holidays are notorious for slowing down projects, so we're excited that the construction of the new Tallahassee Memorial Emergency Center - Northeast kept moving right along.

We're happy to announce that a construction milestone was recently achieved. We now have the foundation of a roof! The light-weight concrete on the roof deck has been poured. This allows for the roof to be finished within a couple of weeks and provides weather protection for finishing the fireproofing and starting sheet rock hanging.

The construction team will start hanging sheet rock room-by-room as elements like electrical wiring, data, medical gas, in-wall blocking, plumbing and head walls are inspected and verified as correct. Window frames have been installed on the north face second and third floors and will continue around to the east. Light gauge framing of the south screen wall has begun. 

Soon, the construction team will focus both on grading and curbing at the west parking area and installation of the site fire line piping just outside the north face of the building. 

Stay tuned for more updates! And don't forget to check the "Watch Construction" page for live photos!

Half Way There!

Construction of the Tallahassee Memorial Emergency Center - Northeast is half way completed! The walls and ceilings of all three floors are in process and the exterior framing and sheathing of the building is 99 percent completed. The west stairs have been completed, and the east stairs are 75 percent complete.

If you're in the area and have never had the luxury of seeing a concrete pour, there is one scheduled for the roof today! In preparation for the pour, the steel erection crews installed tube steel below the roof for support.

We can't wait until the outside of the building is completed and the inside work begins. Don't forget to check our "Watch Construction" page regularly for real-time construction photos of the emergency center!

Construction Live Shot Available!

What better way to keep up with the progress of the construction on the new Tallahassee Memorial Emergency Center - Northeast (other than the blog of course) than live shots from our on-site camera?!

We've added the "Watch Construction" page (http://tmhnewer.blogspot.com/p/watch-construction_30.html) here on the blog so that members of the community can watch the building of the new emergency center in real-time. The photo refreshes every 15 seconds so that you don't miss anything!

Click HERE to visit the new construction page now for an up-to-date view.

New Aerial Shots!

Construction on the new Tallahassee Memorial Emergency Center - Northeast continues to move forward. Here are some neat aerial shots to show you all the progress that has been made!

As you can see, the steel frame for the second floor is in process, and concrete slabs are expected to be poured this coming Thursday. When the second floor pour is completed, electrical and plumbing on the first floor level will begin. 

Stay tuned for more updates!

Construction Moving Right Along!

Construction on the new Tallahassee Memorial Emergency Center - Northeast is coming along great! Moving forward, we'll be updating the blog with photos of the construction so you can follow along with us. 

 

The steel beams supporting the three floors of the new emergency center are mostly in place. The concrete structures to the left you see pictured are the elevator shafts, which were the first part of the new facility to be erected.

The utilities work for the building has started as well! Workers are busy installing the underground pipe systems, and the primary electrical power work will start soon.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Tallahassee Memorial Emergency Center - Northeast will have a Positive Impact on the Economy and Environment

The new Tallahassee Memorial Emergency Center - Northeast aims to have a positive impact on the economy by creating new jobs and the environment as the second LEED certified TMH building. Watch the video to learn the details from Kim Williams, Chair, Board of Directors.

Geriatric Features of Tallahassee Memorial Emergency Center - Northeast

Dr. Sam Ashoo, Medical Director of the Bixler Emergency Center, discusses the new freestanding Tallahassee Memorial Emergency Center - Northeast and how it was designed with older patients in mind. The center will include the following features:

• Low glare flooring
• Wayfinding throughout the facility
• Thicker mattresses to provide extra comfort 
• Specially trained staff in geriatric medicine