Like many towns in the Mountain West, the city of Bozeman, Mont., is dealing with the demands of population growth. Surrounded by mountain ranges in the southwest corner of the state, the city is home to Montana State University and the seat of Gallatin County. With a population of about 112,000, it has been the fastest-growing part of the state in recent years.
Bozeman Health Deaconess hospital, operated by the nonprofit Bozeman Health system, serves as a tertiary care center for the region and is in the middle of a $75-million phased expansion and renovation project. Designed by regional architecture and engineering firm Cushing Terrell (formerly CTA Architects Engineers), with Layton Construction of Sandy, Utah, as the general contractor, the expansion is the largest project undertaken at the hospital since it opened in 1986, says Mike Noli, executive project director for Franklin, Tenn.-based NoliWhite group, which is providing program management.