Good Samaritan Hospital

Construction Facts and Timeline

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Project Timeline

January 2008: Demolition and site utility improvements
February 2008: Site celebration
March 2008: Drop-off and parking modifications
April 2008: Central utility plant construction
May 2008: New parking structure construction
October 2008: Patient Care Tower core construction
June 2009: Build-out of Patient Care Tower interior
December 2010: Patient Care Tower construction complete

      Project
      Features

  • 80 family-friendly private rooms
  • State-of-the-art surgical suites
  • New Emergency Department
  • Diagnostic Imaging Services
  • Medical Office Building
  • Parking garage
  • Green construction process
  • Reduced water and energy usage

Fun Facts

  • So far we’ve removed 140,000 cubic yards, or about 20% of the volume of the Tacoma Dome.

  • So far we’ve poured 5110cy of cement. That’s a 6’ sidewalk almost 9 miles long

  • So far we’ve placed 654 tons, or more than the weight of three diesel locomotives

  • So far we have used 1600 sheet of plywood to form the first level of the new tower, that’s enough to cover a football field.