Framing Complete on New Shady Grove Care Tower
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville celebrated a major milestone in the construction of its new care tower: the placement of the final steel beam.
In January, Adventist HealthCare leaders and construction team members watched the project’s 190-foot crane place a beam with signatures of about 350 of the hospital’s team members, including three employees who have served Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center since its opening in 1979.
Now, construction crews are working to connect the new building to the hospital’s existing structure, working carefully and quietly to minimize the impact on patients. For instance, crews have used handheld chipping tools to remove brick from the original building’s exterior, making way for steel tie-ins for a hallway to the new tower.
The tower will bring Shady Grove Medical Center a state-of-the-art emergency department, an updated Intensive Care Unit and new private inpatient rooms that incorporate the latest in evidence-based design to minimize infection risk and promote healing.
Modern elements include the use of natural lighting wherever possible, soothing wall colors, rooms that are ideally positioned within the sight lines of caregivers and environmentally sustainable construction materials.
See all the features of the new Shady Grove tower and keep up with the latest on its construction at AHCYou.com/S24Tower.
Donations Help Tower Take Shape
Community donors are helping Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center build its new care tower. They include Ron and Joy Paul, whose substantial gift is providing the hospital with a replacement Intensive Care Unit.
“If Ron or I needed an ambulance, it would take us to Shady Grove,” Joy said. “It is so special for our family to fund an ICU that has been designed to address the needs of patients today and into the future.”
By incorporating lessons from the pandemic, the new ICU space allows maximum flexibility and includes features for responding to future public health emergencies. Its design also focuses on the well-being of healthcare workers, who contributed to the tower’s planning.
“We thank Ron and Joy Paul for recognizing the importance of critical care services to the community and supporting our work,” said Ansanus Obizuo, RN, director of critical care services. “A new, modern Intensive Care Unit at Shady Grove Medical Center will make a tremendous difference for our patients and the medical teams who care for them.”
To date, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center has raised $14 million in philanthropic gifts from community members to help build the new tower. The goal is to raise $16 million of the more than $200 million needed to complete the project.
Give to Shady Grove’s tower project at AHCYou.com/S24Tower.
