St. Charles County hospital will add office space
Two years after opening, Progress West HealthCare Center in O’Fallon, Mo., will expand with a new medical office building that will bring more general physicians and specialists to south St. Charles County.
Construction of the 60,000-square-foot office building is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2010.
"It will allow us the ability to have our first expansion from hospital services," said John Antes, president of Progress West.
Antes said the new medical facility at the 72-bed hospital will provide additional outpatient services such as therapy, cardiac care and imaging. Looking ahead to 2010 and 2011, Antes said cancer care could be the next service provided at the hospital’s 48-acre campus.
Part of the $30 million project also will include a 40,000-square-foot data center to operate as the primary computer and data processing site for the entire BJC HealthCare system to replace a facility in midtown St faxless payday advance. Louis.
Both buildings are expected to meet requirements for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.
Construction manager for the project is Clayco/Legacy and the architectural firm is Arcturis.
Progress West became BJC HealthCare’s 13th hospital when it opened in early 2007.
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