South Tower Construction To Begin

After a six-month pause due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Highland Hospital’s South Tower Project will start up again this month. The Project is a modernization effort that will enable the hospital to provide private rooms for nearly all of its patients. It will add four levels plus a mechanical penthouse to the hospital's southeast wing - three of the floors will house a total of 58 patient rooms and one floor will house other clinical programs. Representatives from Highland Hospital and LeChase Construction will be presenting at the NBN6 zoom meeting on Monday, October 5. Updates will also be available weekly on the Highland Hospital Facilities Blog and contact information is available under the “Contact Us” tab.

Sidewalk Removal

Removal is scheduled for the sidewalk, curbing, and pavement near the entrance of the hospital’s southeast wing starting on Monday, Sept. 28 on weekdays between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. and will last for about two weeks. These activities are expected to cause some noise as there will be intermittent jackhammer use. The sounds of excavation equipment and trucks can be expected as well.

Generator Testing Rescheduled

The previous scheduled generator load testing has been rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 8. The testing will start at 7 a.m. and finish around 4 p.m. It is expected to sound like a truck motor running.

Chiller Screening

On Wednesday (7/15), construction crews will be completing the screening around the MRI Chiller on the roof near the Bellevue Dr. side of the hospital. Work is expected to start at 7 a.m. and last until 1 p.m. Some construction noise can be anticipated during this time.

Generator Testing Delayed

The generator testing previously scheduled for this weekend (Saturday 6/27) is being put on hold. Another blog post will be sent out when the work is rescheduled.