Week of August 25, 2008
We have a slab floor for the Family Birth Place! It was poured Monday morning, August 25. On Wednesday the structural steel will be delivered. The erection of steel columns and beams will be complete in about one week. Decking installation at the roof level will follow.
During the week of September 8 the structural connection between the addition and the existing building will be done. Preparation for this task will include removal of the remaining brick to expose the steel beam at the edge of the existing Family Birth Place area.
When this brick is removed the existing building wall will be sealed against the weather. An effort will be made to leave the windows in place. They will be covered with a translucent weather barrier.
In the Surgery SAervices courtyard, the first concrete pour, for the footing, will be done mid-week.
Forming for the foundation walls will follow immediately. It will take about 8 days of forming to prepare for the wall pour, which is scheduled for September 5.
Structural steel erection is expected to begin the week of September 8. Numerous beam pockets will be cut into the existing foundation wall slightly below the second-floor level to provide support for new beams. The beam pockets will be cut about 8 inches into the foundation wall. They will be about one and a half feet tall and a foot wide.
Baby, we're growing!
We are adding 32,000 square feet for the Family Birth Place and Surgical Services. Both areas have experienced steady growth since we opened our doors at our current campus in 1999.
YVMC’s Family Birth Place has broken its delivery records for the past two years, delivering 431 newborns in 2007. Often, mothers are moved to the Medical/Surgical unit for care after their babies arrive due to overcrowding in the current space. This project will double the existing space, allowing us to care for all maternity patients within the Family Birth Place.
The emphasis will be on enhanced comfort, privacy and support in a family-friendly design. Features include a new family waiting room, a lactation consultation room and an expanded area for healthy babies and the Special Care Nursery. Spacious rooms will accommodate a support person for each mother.
Surgical Services also set a new record for cases during 2007. As our surgeons continue to perform more cases and more complicated surgeries, a fourth operating room is needed. Additionally, two new suites for minor procedures will offer patients a less-intensive environment.
The two major building additions and a series of internal remodeling projects will be completed in 2009 at an estimated cost of $13 million.
The Healthcare Foundation for the Yampa Valley has undertaken ambitious fundraising efforts that preserve past accomplishments and consolidate present strengths to reach new levels of care at YVMC in the future. The Foundation helps provide funding for essential healthcare programs that depend on philanthropic support and would not exist without charitable giving.
Donations can be made to the Foundation for a specific hospital program, project, service or equipment, or may be given without restriction to be used where the need is greatest.