The new Milestone hospital renovation and construction project in Peoria, Ill., built two new hospitals, renovated parts of an existing building, and tied the three together into one large unit.
It’s a whole lot easier to land a helicopter if you don’t have to navigate around tall structures—but it would be tough to construct a big hospital building without using a towercrane or two. One of the challenges posed by the Milestone project, a major hospital expansion and renovation in Peoria, was the need to keep from interfering with the existing hospital’s operations, including the frequent comings and goings of medical helicopters.