Construction:
Visitors to the site will notice that curb work is taking place in the parking lot and is now about 25 percent complete. Workers have almost finished placing the underground sleeving for telephone data and computer communications. The Dominion Virginia Power transformer is now operational and electricity is temporarily being fed into the main building.

Crews have installed about 40 percent of the metal roof panels, they are about halfway through putting in windows and glazing for the entire structure, and roughly 85 percent of the masonry work is completed. Dry wall hanging in the second floor surgery center is continuing, and that project is about to begin on the third floor.

Ductwork is underway on the first floor and workers are beginning to frame the radiology rooms on that level. Crews also are continuing their work on the massive foundation required for the MRI machine.

Operations:
The second floor of the Outpatient Care Center will house the Outpatient Surgery Center, a joint venture between Martha Jefferson Hospital and a group of physicians. The surgery center will have three operating rooms, and 18 pre-op and post-op rooms. It will be the appropriate venue for scheduled, non-emergency procedures. Types of outpatient surgeries that will be done at the new center include orthopedics, ear-nose-throat, ophthalmology, urology, general surgery, vascular surgery, gynecology and breast, plastic surgery and podiatric surgery. Recently, the surgery center Board of Directors toured the facility. William Grant, MD, chairman, commented, "I am very pleased to see the vision for an outpatient surgery center becoming a reality." David Sutton, a member of the Hospital Board of Directors and the Outpatient Surgery Center Board of Directors, said, "The formulation of a joint venture company has created a unique opportunity for the physicians and hospital to work together on what we expect to be a very successful venture."