DANBURY | 24 Hospital Ave. (Danbury Hospital Expansion) | ?FT / ?M | 12 FLOORS

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Renderings By: S/L/A/M Collaborative
S/L/A/M Coll. Website on North Clinical Tower: http://www.slamcoll.com/portfolio/pr...aildanbury.htm


http://newyork.construction.com/new_...ryHospital.asp

Danbury Hospital to Expand with New North Clinical Tower Addition

October 15, 2010 - Article By: Carolina Worrell

Connecticut’s Danbury Hospital is set to expand with a new $150 million North Clinical Tower that will add approximately 300,000 sq ft to the hospital.

The new North Clinical Tower Addition is being designed by The S/L/A/M Collaborative of Glastonbury, Connecticut to better align with the hospital’s mission of “a higher level of care” and will consist of a new main entry including a double height lobby space, three new 35-bed medical/surgical floors, a new 30-bed intensive care unit, a 40,000-sq-ft state-of-the-art emergency department, as well as two floors of shell space that will accommodate a modern surgical platform in the future.

http://www.danbury-ct.gov/content/21...9/default.aspx
The above link is taken from the City of Danbury website, specifically, the Zoning Enforcement Officer Director of Permit Coordination, Sean Hearty.

Hearty writes,

One large project currently under construction is the proposed expansion of Danbury Hospital. This project will include a new 12 story tower and an expanded and relocated emergency room.

http://www.danburyhospital.org/en/Ne...on-Update.aspx

Construction Update

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - Article By: Danbury Hospital Website -

Estimated Tower Expansion Project Timeline
March 2011 – Blue Garage site work began
June 2011 – Blue Garage addition started
June-November 2011 – Street work underway Tamarack & Hospital Ave
Mid October 2011 – Site work for Tower begins
January 2012 – Blue Garage complete. Offsite busing of employees stops.
January 2012 - Tower construction begins
Late Spring/Early Summer 2012 – Steel for Tower begins to be erected
Spring 2014 – Construction complete.

Rendering By: S/L/A/M Collaborative


Progress as of Spring 2012

Photo by: Jason Rearick



(Photo Taken May 9, 2012)

Construction workers erect the beginning of the new expansion at Danbury Hospital.

[Dac150]

Wow, right in my area - nice to see Danbury getting some coverage here!

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This is the first forum I made - wanted to start right in my home town! Feel free to post stuff if you come across it!

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Photos By: Michael Duffy / The News-Times

Morris Gross, vice president of Western Connecticut Healthcare, points out construction plans of the new Tower expansion project at Danbury Hospital.

An architectural rendering shows the main entrance with a covered walkway from the expanded Hospital Avenue parking garage as part of the new Tower expansion project at Danbury Hospital.

[scalziand]

Wow, Danbury's Hospital is expanding too?

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Originally Posted by scalziand

Wow, Danbury's Hospital is expanding too?

It sure is! If I remember correctly, the current Danbury Hospital was designed to withstand around 50,000 people annually. Recently, in the past few years, Danbury Hospital has seen 70,000 visitors and is usually 90% full. That is the big reason to expand. The current designer for the North Clinical Tower is even leaving room for further future development east of the new addition!

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Photos off of Danbury Hospital's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/danburyhospital

1) (Posted November 30, 2012)

Construction of Danbury Hospital’s tower project is on schedule – with
progress being made every day (helped by favorable weather conditions).
The white sheets were put in place as work on the interior is prepped.
The existing tower is visible in the background.

2) (Posted December 12, 2012)

As construction of Danbury Hospital’s Tower addition and new Emergency
Department proceeds, the high concrete walls of the future Ambulance Bay are
moving into their final stages! The new Emergency Department will double the
existing capacity and will include 68 private patient rooms.

3) (Posted December 20, 2012)

An ironworker safely cuts off steel decking edges to complete the floor
plate on what will be the 8th floor of the new tower at Danbury Hospital. Check
out all the visible PPE items in place for his protection: Gloves, face shield, high
visibility vest, hard hat, saw guard, fall protection lanyard, long sleeves, and ear
plugs. Safety for the site workers and everyone entering/exiting the hospital is
paramount.

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Photo credit goes to Danbury Hospital's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/danburyhospital

1) (Posted January 8, 2013)

At Danbury Hospital, work continues to expand the
new tower towards the existing North Building. Here
you can see how the curved new main lobby and
entry vestibule foundations are taking shape. Work
on the interior of the new lobby is expected to begin
this spring.

2) (Posted January 18, 2013)

Construction of the new patient tower continues at
Danbury Hospital with steel installation progressing
- now up to the 10th floor and climbing! Pictured
here is the interior of Level 5 of the tower, where
the new wing of offices is taking shape.

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Here are some interior renderings of the North Clinical Tower:
Both Renderings By: S/L/A/M Collaborative
Website: http://www.slamcoll.com/portfolio/pr...aildanbury.htm

1) Double Height Main Entrance/Lobby (on Hospital Ave.)


2) Patient Room

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Hospital beams at progress
Author: Robert Miller, Published: 9:27 am, Friday, January 25, 2013

To mark Thursday's annual meeting, people watched the 30-foot-long steel beam come to rest in the new building.
When completed in the spring of 2014, the tower will add 310,000 square feet of space to Danbury Hospital, making it the largest expansion in the hospital's history.

The hospital will gain a new lobby, a new greatly expanded emergency department, a new critical care unit and three new medical/surgical floors for inpatient care.

Morris Gross, the hospital's vice president for facilities management, said four more floors will be added to the tower, and a heliport built on top, before the steel work is finished this spring.

"We're at the eighth floor," Gross said. "We have two more floors for patients' care. The 11th and 12 floors will be for mechanical units. And the heliport will be on top."

The heliport will allow the hospital to transport emergency patients much more quickly and efficiently. "The heliport is in the parking lot now," Gross said.

John Abbott, project executive for Gilbane Construction Co., the company building the new tower, said the building will get its roof and windows this spring.

"We have a ton of rooms to build and wires to pull," Abbott said. "We need a roof over our heads to keep us dry."

Photos:

A ceremonial steel girder is put into place on the new addition to Danbury Hospital on Thurday, Jan. 24, 2013. Photo: Jason Rearick

Steel workers monitor the ascent of a ceremonial girder that will go into the new Danbury Hospital addition on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Photo: Jason Rearick

A ceremonial steel girder is put into place on the new addition to Danbury Hospital on Thurday, Jan. 24, 2013. Photo: Jason Rearick

NOTE: The flag and tree on the steel beam represents the partnership with Norwalk Hospital and the success of Danbury Hospital in 2012. The Building is not topped-out and there are still 4 more floors to be constructed. We are on floor 8 out of 12.