MOUNT VERNON — The new Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mount Vernon is nearing completion.
Construction on the $237 million medical campus is more than 75 percent finished, with construction costs of $139.2 million spent so far on the state-of-the-art facilities.
“Building a new medical campus like Good Samaritan Regional Health Center is a huge undertaking,” the center’s president, Mike Warren, said. “With new facilities, amenities, technology, and services, it’s hard to imagine all the changes. However, with construction now more than 75 percent complete, the reality of the new facility is coming into focus.”
The hospital will feature all-private patient rooms with private bathrooms, flat-screen televisions and overnight accommodations for family members or loved ones.
An average of 150 tradesmen and women are on site each working day, about 400 a day during peak construction of the 359,000 square-foot hospital. A medical office building of more than 141,000 square feet is also under construction.
Brandon Bullard, executive director of Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, said the community is excited about the project.
“Good Samaritan is one of our anchor partners in the community. It is hugely important, not just because of the size of it, but because it will make Mount Vernon and Jefferson County a regional hub for health care, along with Crossroads Community Hospital,” he said.
The medical campus is expected to be completed in time for a January dedication. full story
