News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: November 17, 2009
William. A. Berry & Son tops off $27 million Heywood Hospital addition
William A. Berry & and Son, Inc. joined with officials of Heywood Hospital and members of the local community to top off construction of a 72,000 s/f addition that will house the Watkins Acute Care and Emergency Center and new clinical areas. Completing the frame is a major milestone in construction of the new building, designed by TRO: The Ritchie Organization, is scheduled to be completed in July 2010.
The $27 million addition will accommodate the new Emergency Center and two floors for inpatient services. The multi-phased project also includes relocation of CT and MRI services, renovations to the existing emergency room, construction of a new clinical and oncology building, as well as lobby and entryway renovations.
Founded in 1857, William A. Berry & Son, Inc. is one of the nation's oldest construction companies. A top-ranked construction management firm by such leading publications as ENR, Building Design & Construction and Modern Healthcare, Berry has an extraordinary portfolio of healthcare construction projects throughout the northeast.
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