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® May 2 2018 Vol. LVI • No. 9
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Vassar Brothers Builds $545M Medical Center in Poughkeepsie
Health Quest Systems Inc. photo
The patient pavilion is expected to open for patient care in early 2019.
CallisonRTKL Architects photo
The building will be eight stories. The design is an homage to the slow-moving curve of the neighboring Hudson River.
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Table of Contents.................... 4 Truck & Trailer Section.... 57-63 Recycling Section............ 67-91 Attachment & Parts Section...... ...................................... 103-107 Auction Section............ 112-125 Business Calendar.............. 124 Advertisers Index................ 126
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Interchange is under the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA), and Mark Allen serves as the project manager for the administration. One of the goals is to relieve traffic congestion by adding an additional lane in each direction on MD 85. It also will accommodate the future widening of I-270.
Considered the largest construction project in the city of Poughkeepsie’s history, a new inpatient pavilion being built at Vassar Brothers Medical Center will change how patients in the region experience health care. The $545 million, 752,000 sq.-ft. facility includes an emergency department and trauma center; state-of-the-art operating suites; a 30-bed critical care unit; more than 200 patient rooms; a rooftop helistop; and a conference center. “This project represents the most significant transformation of the medical center since its inception in 1887,” said Tim Massie, senior vice president of marketing, public affairs and government relations at Health Quest. “The patient pavilion will allow Vassar Brothers to replace its outdated, semi-private medical/surgical patient rooms with private ones. In so doing, the Medical Center will introduce patients in our region to a dramatically enhanced hospital experience. It will be a facility that melds the latest technology with scenic vistas that also have a role to play in the healing process.” The building will be eight stories. The design is an homage to the slow-moving curve of the neighboring Hudson River. “The residents of city of Poughkeepsie,
see RECONSTRUCTION page 102
see POUGHKEEPSIE page 100
By Brenda Ruggiero
MDOT SHA photo
CEG CORRESPONDENT
An excavator is in use at the MD 85/I-270 project.
A $65.5 million reconstruction project currently moving forward in Frederick County, Md., involves improvements to the I-270/MD 85 (Buckeystown Pike) interchange. The work was made possible by the current administration of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. Funding for this project was added in June 2015 and was a part of a $1.97 billion contribution by Hogan to invest in Maryland’s roads and bridges. Hogan noted that his administration is committed to addressing severe road congestion. He has announced projects totaling $9 billion, including the addition of lanes to I-270, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Interstate 495 around Washington, D.C. The reconstruction work at the Frederick
By Cindy Riley