Construction Updates
September 2011 -- Landscaping begins.
August 23, 2011--Brick is going up on the front public hallway.
August 23, 2011--Clinic exam rooms on the second floor are being finalized.
August 17, 2011--Nurse's station in patient room area.
August 17, 2011----Patient room bathrooms.
August 17 2011--Lobby area under construction.
April 20, 2011 -- Aerial views of the hospital taken by Sky Foto Inc.
April 11-12, 2011--Hospital employees tour new hospital.
April 7, 2011
March 29, 2011 ... April 7, 2011 ... Before and after the last of the cement floor is poured at the new hospital.
March 3, 2011
Feb. 16, 2011
Jan. 22, 2011 -- An aerial view of the hospital taken by Sky Foto Inc.
Jan. 5, 2011 -- Interior construction.
Nov. 20, 2010 -- An aerial view of the hospital taken by Sky Foto Inc.
Week of Nov. 8, 2010 --Top picture is patient wing. Second picture is exterior view of the Emergency Department area. Third picture is the building interior. The last photo is a view of the exterior brick going up.
Oct. 19, 2010 -- Topping Out Ceremony held. For story and photos:
http://beatricedailysun.com/news/local/article_32688c8c-dbf8-11df-bda8-001cc4c03286.html
Topping Out construction trivia:
-- 9,800 cubic yards of concrete used in footings, which would fill about four average backyard swimming pools.
-- 53 tons of reinforcing steel used in footings, which equals the weight of about seven full-sized elephants.
-- 500 tons of structural steel, which equals the weight of about two Boeing 747 jets.
Oct. 16, 2010 -- An aerial view of the hospital taken by Sky Foto Inc.
Week of Oct. 4, 2010 -- Wall insulation going up.
September 2010 -- Left, future site of patient rooms. Right, ambulance garage going up.
September 2010 -- Left, Operating rooms going up on west side. Right, east wall going up.
September 2010 --Steel begins to go up on the north wall of the hospital.
August 2010 -- Construction work continues.
August 2010 -- Construction work began on the new hospital, with the pouring of footings during the first week of August.
June 2010 -- Beatrice Community Hospital fnalizes financing for a new $45 million facility. Read more...
May & June 2010 -- Rain slowed dirtwork.
April 2010 -- Building demolition and site preparation continues.
March 15, 2010 -- Demolition of farm buildings on hospital site begins. Read more at: http://beatricedailysun.com/news/local/collection_c2f6237e-311a-11df-bd03-001cc4c002e0.html
October 26, 2009 -- Design details of the new hospital were released in a groundbreaking ceremony held at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Beatrice. Click on the links below to see the site plan and floor plan.
April 16, 2009 -- Barn moved from hospital construction site to farmstead north and west of site. Read more at:
http://www.beatricedailysun.com/articles/2009/04/17/news/local/doc49e88eac352ce458012327.txt
March 2009 -- Hospital Board of Directors hires Altus Architectural Studios of Omaha as project architect.
February 24, 2009 -- Hospital Board of Directors approves moving to Phase II oft he Replacement Hospital Project. During this phase, the hospital design will be finalized, a guaranteed maximum price of construction will be determined and financing will be secured. After review of this information, the Board of Directors will vote on whether to begin construction.
December 16, 2008 -- Hospital Board of Directors approves finalizing land purchase agreement for $808,000, and the land is purchased on December 18, 2008.
November 7, 2008 -- A determination of "no hazard to air navigation" for the building of a hospital is issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
October 2008 -- Hospital Board of Directors hires Align Healthcare as project manager.
October, 20, 2008 -- The Beatrice City Council approves annexation.
October 20, 2008 -- The Beatrice City Council approves re-zoning the land from agricultural to "office."
July 2, 2008 -- Gage County Economic Development holds groundbreaking ceremony and press conference unveiling Northgate Development and announcing the hospital's land purchase agreement and vision of building a new hospital.
June 24, 2008 -- Hospital Board of Directors approves a purchase agreement for the acquisition of approximatley 47 acres west of U.S. Highway 77 and south of Hickory Road north of Beatrice.