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Renovation and expansion project to enhance care at Mon General


Aerial view Renovation and expansion project to enhance quality care at hospital

All hospitals must periodically upgrade, enhance, and improve their facilities as medical technology and the demands of patients change. The present Mon General Hospital received its first patients in October 1977 and is now 28 years old. ...Read More


The new and improved Mon General Hospital is just three years away.


On June 19, 2005, the Board of Directors of Monongalia Health System approved proceeding with the Detailed Design Development stage of the hospital's Master Facility Plan. This approval put Mon General Hospital on target to begin site preparation this fall for its $82 million expansion and renovation project. ...Read More


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Project Highlights


What does the new and expanding Mon General consist of?
  • 182,000 square feet of new construction
  • 92,000 square feet of renovation
  • Five-floor building with 88 new patient rooms to be located in front of the existing hospital for a combined total of 189 beds
  • Fourth and fifth floors will each have 36 beds, divided into pods of nine beds. Each nine-room section will have a separate nursing station
  • The new building will be tied together with the existing hospital both in appearance and matching floor levels
  • The new building will be one floor shorter than the existing hospital, but will have an elevator tower reaching the sixth (top) floor of the current hospital
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Renovation and expansion project to enhance quality care at Mon General Hospital

Aerial View
The newest addition to the Mon General campus towers above the existing hospital and has become the first thing many people see when approaching the hospital.




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Mild Winter helps Mon General "Spring" forward

March 2007 Update
Winter had little impact on Mon General's major expansion and renovation project.
"The project is showing steady progress," said Mon Health System Vice President Steve Mariner. "We were set back a couple weeks due to the extreme cold temperatures experienced in February, but overall the weather was very cooperative. We are very pleased with where the project stands at this time."

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The new Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower

May 2007 Update The new Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower, under construction in front of the existing Mon General Hospital, has reached its full height.

"All the decks have been poured and we started pouring the roof on May 1," said Mon Health System Vice President Steve Mariner. Pouring of the roof is expected to be completed the week of May 14.

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The Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower

July 2007 Update One year ago, in front of Mon General was an empty lot - what had been the visitor's parking lot cleared of asphalt and waiting its future. Today that lot now holds the superstructure of the five-story Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower. One year from now that tower will be ready for occupancy.


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The Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower construction remains on schedule.

September 2007 Update With occupancy less than a year away, the new Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower construction remains on schedule and is progressing as planned.





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Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower is just seven months away from occupancy.

October 2007 Update With the roof complete and brickwork and window installation well underway, The Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower is just seven months away from occupancy.





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Mon General's new south tower is taking shape.

December 2007 Update With interior drywalling underway and exterior brickwork just about complete, Mon General's new south tower is taking shape inside and out.





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Mon General's new Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower is just over four months from completion.

January 2008 Update "The project is progressing on schedule and we expect the building to be occupied by mid-summer," said Mon Health System Vice President Steve Mariner.





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The pace of Mon General's new South Tower construction has picked up substantially as the date for completion nears.

March2008 Update "This is a fairly hectic time," said Steve Mariner, Mon Health System Vice President. "Because there are so many simultaneous activities going on in the new tower, each day you can see a difference. We are right on target for occupancy in June and July."





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The move into the new Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower (South Tower) will commence in early June...

April2008 Update "We will be occupying 36 beds on the 5th Floor and 27 beds on the 4th Floor of the South Tower by mid-June," said Mon Health System Vice President Steve Mariner.





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In less than two months, the new South Tower at Mon General will house its first patients.

May 2008 Update "Construction remains on schedule as we are moving toward occupancy in July," said Mon Health System Vice President Steve Mariner.





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Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower nears completion

May 2008 2nd Update As construction and site development of the new Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower nears completion, the building is just about ready for occupancy this summer.





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Hospital's countdown clocks nearing zero

July 2008 With the hospital's countdown clocks nearing zero, anticipation of the move into the new Hazel Ruby McQuain Tower is building.





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