Lebanon VA Medical Center

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE:

• Click here to read the article that was printed in the Central Penn Business Journal regarding the construction at the Lebanon VA.
• The next phase of construction for the Business Function Project has started. A portion of the Building lobby will be closed for an extended period of time during construction.
• The floor in front of the canteen and pharmacy will be completed first (Phase I,) and then the floor in front of the complementary coffee area (Phase II), will be completed next.

• The new driving circle around the hospital is partially opened.  A small section at building 1 where the new surgical building will be built is now open. 

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The VA Medical Center has numerous ongoing construction projects.  The facility has been fortunate to receive funding to improve the environments where we deliver care to 43,000 Veterans.  We have not experienced, since the original construction of the facility in 1947, this unparalleled level of construction and change.

The many improvements we have accomplished and are accomplishing will continue to improve the services we deliver to Veterans for many years.

We will see more construction and more changes, as we continue our journey to Excellence in All.

Mr. Callahan, Director, says he is excited about "modernizing to prepare for the future".

Stonehedge Parking Lot (next to Bldg 99) is completed and is now open.  This lot contains 270 spaces and is primarily for Building 19 and 99 employees.  The entrance to State Drive from this parking lot will open after a permit is issued to make improvements to the State Drive intersection.

Now that the Pharmacy has officially moved into their new location, the  area across from the current Canteen will be renovated as the new Patriot Deli/Food Court.

The existing Canteen will be dedicated space for the retail store.

Interior demolition is underway.  Completion of the project is anticipated for Spring of 2012.

There will be two phases insuring that all services will be available throughout the construction process.

The construct on the building 17 lobby renovation started in June of 2010.  The project consists of the renovation of the entire first floor of building 17, including a coffee shop, check-in kiosks, and sitting area.  The lobby will also have a 17,000 square foot addition. 

The construction will be completed in 4 phases.

1. The first phase will be renovating the old blood lab and Northwest side of building 17 for new offices. This phase is almost complete.  The offices which will be the new home to the Veterans Business Center, Cashier, Travel and Funds, Release of Information, as well as a new bathroom opened in December, 2011.
2. The second phase will be the construction of patient appointment desks and will start in October 2011. 
3. The third phase will be the construction of new bathrooms, a mechanical room and future retail.  Construction on the third phase will start in the summer of 2012 when the new Canteen is completed.  
4. The final phase is the renovation of the revolving door area.   

The existing connecting corridor between building 1 and building 17 has a slope which exceeds current criteria for the handicapped.  Due to its somewhat circular, sweeping layout, the new connecting corridor will be longer than the existing corridor resulting in a slope which will meet current criteria.  The new corridor will also accomodate the ongoing project to expand the radiology services area.  Finally, the look of the new corridor should be seen as a visual improvement over the existing corridor.

The new corridor connecting Buildings 17 and Building 1 is in the construction phase.  What you see outside the existing corridor is the expanded radiology building.  The new corridor is planned to be open in the fall of 2012.

The Radiology Department will be centralized on the ground floor near Building 1, as seen in the artist's depiction. The new consolidated Radiology Department will offer imaging services in X-Ray, diagnostic, ultrasound, CAT scan, MRI, and bone density, along with a newly added Nuclear Medicine section which will provide a "one-stop-shop" for all diagnostic imaging needs. It will also have an additional elevator to connect to the second floor of the medical center to help control traffic in and through the hospital. The new Radiology Department has an estimated completion time of 2 years.

Construction completion for this project is estimated for fall of 2012.

Construction groundbreaking was conducted on March 15, 2011 and building completion is expected by the end of 2012. This project consists of a new single story structure which includes minor reconfigurations to the existing Emergency Department space at Bldg 101 along with a 28,000 Sq. Ft. expansion. The building will be constructed with a structural framing system that has the capacity to accept four additional floors directly above the main ground floor structure.

This expansion will include:

• New Expanded Emergency Department exam, triage, and waiting area.
• New Endoscopy Suite which will include two Endoscopy Procedure Rooms, one Pain Procedure Room, and ancillary support spaces.
• New Entrance/Lobby Area from the South Side Bldg 1 parking Area.
• Sixteen Pre-Op/Hold/Recovery Rooms.
• Eight PACU Rooms
  New Operating Room Suite consisting of a Sterile Core area, Four new Operating Rooms and ancillary support spaces.

A new laboratory will be built and connected to Building 1.  This state-of-the art lab will consolidate all laboratory functions into one area and be able to offer expanded services.  This project is currently in the design phase and construction is scheduled to begin in FY 2013.

The Behavioral Health Complex (2 pictures above) and the Expanded Behavior Health Clinic Services (left) will be built on the grounds near the Building 1 parking lot. 

The Behavioral Health Complex includes a TR House (Transitional Residence House) and a community building.  This project has been awarded and is in design.  

The Expanded Behavioral Health Clinic Services will house the SARRTP and PRRTP programs with a central activity building and behavioral health administration offices.  Construction contract has been awarded and the groundbreaking was held in October, 2011.  Excavation of the site is to start in Spring, 2012.

• Renovate and move Sterile Processing and Decontamination (SPD)
• Renovate Oncology
• Renovate 17-2B Renovation 
• Renovate 17-4B Renovation 
• Renovate 1-2
• C&P clinic to move to Building 18

Building 2, North East Consolidated Patient Account (NE CPAC)

Building 2 will house the new North East Consolidated Patient Account Center (NE CPAC). The NE CPAC is an industry-modeled strategy aimed at enhancing billing and collection activities within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) through the consolidation of traditional revenue program functions into regionalized centers of excellence.  Lebanon will consolidate all of the work done for VISNS 1, 2, 3, and 4.  It is expected that 503 employees will occupy building 2 for the NE CPAC.

Construction began in July 2010 and the work is nearing completion.  There were two construction projects (phases) associated with this building renovation. The first project (phase) was the complete interior demolition of all floors and replacement and upgrade of the existing utility services  to the building. The second phase was the complete interior fit out of the facility including all new utility infrastructure systems. The interior demolition and site utility service installations are nearly complete. The interior fit out work has begun on the fourth floor with electrical and mechanical infrastructure installations as well as wall framing.

Furniture installations are underway with occupancy expected in early August. 

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