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Shorb Tower, a nine-story patient tower at the Methodist University Hospital (MUH) in Memphis, Tennessee, is now complete.<\/span>
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A nine-story patient tower at the Methodist University Hospital<\/a> (MUH) in Memphis, Tennessee, is now complete. The 41,806-m2<\/sup> (450,000-sf) tower was constructed on top of the already existing emergency department of the hospital.<\/p>\n

The Shorb Tower is part of the hospital\u2019s campus expansion project that also includes a 700-space parking plaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new Shorb Tower represents our commitment to provide the best care to patients in the community and our dedication to the future of medicine,\u201d said Richard Kelley, vice-president, corporate facilities management for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. \u201cThis is one of the largest transformational projects in the history of the Memphis Medical District and will allow us to continue to attract top medical talent to join our outstanding team.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hospital will consolidate its transplant services into a two-floor outpatient comprehensive transplant institute in the new tower. The new tower will also include cardiology, blood and marrow transplant, and oncology services. The expansion allows for a 36 percent increase in intensive care unit (ICU) capacity and a 20 percent increase in the hospital\u2019s operating room capacity. The next phase of the project includes 8733 m2<\/sup> (94,000 sf) of renovations to existing patient and operating rooms.<\/p>\n

Construction services company Turner Construction<\/a> used state-of-the-art laser scanning technology to scan each of the 70 patient bathrooms to ensure the floors are properly sloped so water does not pool.<\/p>\n

To modernize the look of the campus, most of which is made of red brick, the building has a dynamic glass system on the exterior of the tower giving a new identity to the hospital\u2019s main entrance.<\/p>\n

Memphis firms\u00a0Self+Tucker Architects<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Archimania<\/a> worked with Dallas-based\u00a0HKS<\/a> for the project.\u00a0Bernhard TME<\/a>\u00a0provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) services and Memphis-based\u00a0Allen & Hoshall<\/a>\u00a0served as the project\u2019s structural and civil engineer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A nine-story patient tower at the Methodist University Hospital (MUH) in Memphis, Tennessee, is now complete. 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