(THREE RIVERS) - Beacon Health Three Rivers Hospital announced Tuesday plans to build a new 27,000-square-foot medical office building on its campus.
This will create a centralized location for key outpatient services and marking a major step forward in the hospital's recovery following the severe storm that damaged portions of the campus in March, when a tornado ripped through the community.
The one-story, $23 million facility will replace three buildings that sustained extensive storm damage and are being demolished at the end of August: Schimnoski Building, the Center For Wound Healing and the ProMed Building.
The first patients will be welcomed into the building in spring 2027.
Once it's completed, the medical office building will house a Rural Health Clinic with family medicine, internal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology services. The facility will also include hematology/oncology, an infusion center and a wound care clinic with a hyperbaric chamber. Designed to support both patient comfort and care delivery, the medical office building will feature modern reception and waiting areas, a walkway to the hospital and capacity for future expansion.
One of the most significant aspects of the project is the use of industrialized, or modular, construction. The project will be completed in partnership with Bildt. Unlike traditional construction methods, much of the steel-framed medical office building will be manufactured off-site while site preparation occurs simultaneously, allowing the project to move forward faster without compromising quality, safety or patient experience.
Off-site fabrication of the new medical office building is expected to begin in August 2026. Site construction is anticipated to be completed by December 2026, with building installation and interior completion occurring in early 2027.