By Healthcare Facilities Today

Mercy Orthopedic Hospital in Springfield, Mo., a $115-million orthopedic hospital, recently opened after construction was completed five weeks ahead of schedule, according to an article on the Medical Construction and Design website. McCarthy Building Companies broke ground in summer 2011 on the new 199,000-square-foot hospital. HKS served as project architect.

Mercy’s orthopedic and spine specialists now provide a range of services, including general orthopedics, total joint replacements and spine care in the new four-story hospital that includes 10 operating rooms, 48 inpatient beds, a clinic, café and retail pharmacy.

The project used the latest in field technology to keep the project on track, including BIM 360 field, electronic document management, field tablets, an onsite information kiosk and mechanical, electrical and plumbing robotics, McCarthy senior project manager, Jared Hites, said in the article.

“This facility is going to allow us to help our patients live well into old age with as much spring in their step as possible,” said Dr. Robert W. Steele, president of Mercy. 

Read the article.