December 2008 Construction Update
The 4th floor also has the patient medgas and power booms being installed. These ceiling mounted booms allow the beds to be away from the wall instead of the traditional "headwall configuration" found in most patient rooms. That work will complete early January. 3rd floor is on a similar track as 4th, so by the end of January, LL3, LL2, 3, 4 and 6th will be finished with construction and moving heavily into the City and State inspections, owner and architect punchlists, system Commissioning, furniture and equipment move ins, final cleans and infection control checks and then Occupancy. It still appears we will be moving folks in during the month of May. 1st floor is trailing the others by a month or so (but still on track for a May move in) and 2nd floor occupancy is planned for Dec 2009.
So, in short, here is what things look like:
Jan09 - construction completed for LL3, LL2, 3, 4 & 6 floors (Phase 1)
Feb09 - move Phase 1 floors thru City and State inspections, complete construction on 1st floor (Phase 2)
Mar09 - finish inspections and corrections and begin Commissioning
Apr09 - move in owner furniture and equipment, final cleans, infection control checks
May09 - move patients and staff into their new homes (Phase 1 and Phase 2)
Dec09 - move Main OR into Dogwood (Phase 3)
The Dogwood Project
An $80 million investment to meet the needs of our growing and aging population
- Because we are the critical and acute care medical hub of Western North Carolina, and we are the backbone of medical care in our region.
- Because our region is "graying." By 2010, 21.5 % of our region's population will be 65 or older. And that's almost a quarter of the population.
- Because our operating rooms on the Memorial Campus are already near capacity. And because many of these same operating rooms are too small to accommodate the video monitors and technology required for today's advanced, minimally invasive surgery.
- Because it's what will enable Mission to continue to provide the nationally recognized quality that our region has come to expect.
Our Answer
Replace our outdated facilities, many of which are more than 30 years old, with updated, state-of-the-art facilities designed for both today's and tomorrow's high-tech medical procedures.
The Result
A new surgical center with:
- A state-of-the-art intensive care unit
- Six new in-patient operating rooms
- A more user-friendly environment for patients, their families and our staff
Mission Hospitals' Dogwood Project - Community Economic Impact*
Asheville Metro Business Research Center, September 2004
The Dogwood Project will add 1,428 local jobs. The majority of the jobs will occur directly due to project construction, design and management, yet significant indirect impacts will flow throughout the local economy, touching virtually every local service industry.
For example, such seemingly unrelated industries as real estate, financial services, dental care and restaurants will each be positively impacted by way of increased purchases and spending.
For each local job produced directly from construction at the Dogwood Project, another 0.7 local jobs will be generated indirectly.
The added jobs will raise income in Buncombe County by $41.1 million.
The project will increase state and local tax revenues by $3.7 million. Federal tax revenues will rise by $8.6 million.
Community Economic Impact Summary**
| Total Impact | |
| Added Local Jobs | 1,428 |
| Added Income from Jobs | $41,118,000 |
| Added State & Local Tax Revenues | $3,730,000 |
| Added Federal Tax Revenues | $8,622,000 |
* All expected non-local spending and non-area employment has been factored out.
** Includes direct impact from the initial construction, plus indirect impacts from local purchases and increased local spending.
