| Project
Timeline |
Key Events in 2004 |
- September
- RMH announces plans to build a new hospital and health
campus to serve the community for the next 100 years.
- December
- RMH announces purchase of Harman farm as the site for
the new hospital and health campus.
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December 2004 - JMU announces intent to purchase current
15-acre hospital campus adjacent to JMU.
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| Key
Events in 2005 |
- August
- RMH receives recommendation for rezoning of property from
County Planning Commission.
- October
- RMH receives approval for rezoning of property from County
Board of Supervisors.
- December
- Harman land purchase is finalized.
- December
- JMU purchase of RMH property completed (RMH has leaseback
agreement).
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| Key
Events in 2006 |
- June
- RMH holds groundbreaking for new hospital with more than
500 in attendance.
- September
2006 - Site grading begins.
- December
- State Certificate of Public Need for new hospital is signed
by state Commisioner of Health.
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| Key
Events in 2007 |
- February
- RMH unveils interior and exterior renderings of the new
hospital.
- Site
grading completed (for Phase I) - late Feb./early March
2007
- Deep
foundation work - March 2007
- Shallow
foundation/deep foundation work - begins at the end of deep
foundation work, July 2007
- Structural
steel begins - late fall/early winter 2007
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| Key
Events in 2008 |
- Construction topping-off (highest beam placed) - April 2008
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| On
the Horizon |
- Building
interiors begin - summer 2008
- Substantial
construction completion - Dec. 2009
- Building
occupancy - early summer 2010
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