Center for Orthopedics nears completion

There's been great progress on Community's Center for Orthopedics, now under construction as 36 private rooms on the hospital's sixth floor.

Sheet rock has been installed, room finishes are in progress, tile is on bathroom walls, and flooring and millwork is about to stat.

The design is by King & King Architects and the construction manager is Heuber Breuer Cosntruction.

With the work more than 60% complete, we are looking for patient occupancy as early as February 1.

HealthGrades rates Community the number one hospital for orthopedic surgery in New York State.

Stylish, comfortable, functional

Congratulations to King and King Architects, LLP on the award by the American Society of Interior Design (ASID) for its design of the Jim and DeDe Walsh Family Birth Center. The Center was dedicated at Community General Hospital in December 2004.

The ASID award recognizes King and King for its space plan at CGH, as well as for combining warm earth tones with stylish comfort while meeting hospital standards for cleanliness and functionality.

Yesterday King and King architect David Johnson, partner, and interior/ architectural designer, Zoriana Dunham presented the award to CGH (they are at left in the photograph, above). Accepting the honor for the Labor & Delivery staff were Marianne Holcombe, RN, and me.

Thank you, King and King, for designing such a wonderful facility for our patients – and thank you, Huber Breuer Construction, for making the design a reality at CGH.

Click here for more pictures of the Walsh Family Birth Center.