Construction proceeds on the Critical Care Center expansion. Earlier this week, crews began erecting the first columns for the addition atop the building. Once complete in 2011, the expansion will house new operating rooms, pre-operative and post-operative patient care areas, hemodialysis and a sterile processing unit.

Crews recently finished tearing down the hospital’s old energy plant. The empty site in front of the hospital, seen above, will be the home of Sarasota Memorial’s new Courtyard Tower and redesigned entryway. An energy-efficient new power plant is located in the back of the hospital’s campus. Prep work for the construction of the new [...]

Constructing a new patient care tower requires a great deal of advance work on utilities. Next week, crews will work on sewer lines that will support the new facility. Here’s a schedule of upcoming lane closures and other traffic advisories — We are working hard to limit any inconveniences caused by the construction. May 14 [...]

A small section (visible in the upper left-hand corner) is all that remains of the hospital’s 230×118-foot energy center. Crews have been tearing down the 1960s-era facility during the past couple of weeks. The old plant has been replaced with a state-of-the-art new power facility equipped with the latest hurricane- and sound-proofing. Sarasota Memorial’s new [...]