Deliberate, phased scheduling and strict organization were crucial for this project’s success, as was maintaining hospital operations. The team staggered completion dates on the various medical program floors and completed a series of enabling projects to relocate telecommunications, medical gasses and underground power.

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Building a connected eight-story cast-in-place parking garage over an existing active hospital loading dock required a staggered plan in three phases. During garage construction, the team had to quickly pivot and build a new underground hydronic piping system that serves the existing hospital since it had to be in place and commissioned before decommissioning the existing utilities and starting the foundations on a portion of the new garage. The phased approach ensured continuous access to the existing hospital dock.

O’Quinn Medical Tower’s design centered on a comprehensive care and “one-stop-shop” mindset. The consolidation of several outpatient services makes patient processes easier, with several floors designed so patients can have their entire treatment process on their designated floor without having to travel up and down the building.

As part of a comprehensive quality assurance/quality control program, the contractor and various trade partners built in-place mock-ups for review by the entire project team to establish craftsmanship standards prior to mass production.