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In April, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency took proactive steps to ready additional hospital space in Memphis, TN. They selected a 140,000 square foot former newspaper office and production facility for conversion to accommodate hundreds of hospital beds.
Some Projects Stay With You — What an Opportunity! Newspaper Office and Production Facility Converted to Hospital in Days
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our months ago, the February 22nd edition of The Economist magazine reported 99% of COVID-19 cases to that date were in China with 1,000 of those outside of the country and
only 29 cases in the U.S. Current numbers show roughly two million cases of the disease in the United States, a transmission rate that has gotten everyone’s attention. In April, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency took proactive steps to ready additional hospital space in Memphis, TN. They selected a 140,000 square foot former newspaper office and production facility for conversion to accommodate hundreds of hospital beds. The project came with its challenges. The timeframe being one of them. Floors that were not in any condition for healthcare use being another. A team of contractors and professionals was assembled for the project which encompassed days, not months. AECOM, one of the world’s largest engineering firms, and Yates Construction, a top construction services firm in the US, led the overall project effort. The Ransomed Group out of Memphis and Carpet Contractors based in Southhaven, Mississippi handled the flooring components of the project. Schönox HPS North America’s technical staff consulted on all facets of the subfloor planning and were onsite assisting contractor teams throughout the extensive project.
The 140,000 square foot newspaper production facility at 495 Union Avenue was converted to hospital space for use with COVID-19 patients.
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