Skanska completes hospital project.The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of division of Skanska USA Building Inc., construction manager for the $66 million modernization project at Coney Island Hospital Coney Island Hospital is located in Brooklyn, New York City. The hospital was founded in the late 19th century as a first-aid station to serve summer beach goers. It was established on its current site in 1909, and has since grown into a multi-site community medical center in Brooklyn, N.Y., has completed demolition of existing buildings and has commenced construction of the new 120,000 SF, seven-story addition and associated fit-out. The project being undertaken on behalf of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (acronym: DASNY, IPA pronunciation: ['dæzniː]; also frequently referred to as just "Dormitory Authority") provides construction, financing, and allied services which serve commenced in January 2002. The project involves the modernization and consolidation of the hospital's ambulatory care ambulatory care n. Medical care provided to outpatients. ambulatory care, n the health services provided on an outpatient basis to those who can visit a health care facility and return home the same day. , which has already been turned over to the hospital, and the cardiac cath lab facilities, which is also currently under construction and scheduled for completion later this summer. Built on pilings, the new steel-framed addition will include 212 medical/surgical beds and other support facilities, including a first floor pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. ambulatory care facility, the second, third, and fourth floors will include medical/surgical beds; the next two floors will contain critical care units; and the top floor will contain post partum/nursery. The full project budge is $88 million (all inclusive) and construction is schedule for completion in early 2005. |
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