TIM PRATT
Construction on the long-awaited Oktibbeha County Hospital renovation project could begin as soon as next month.
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors on Monday accepted a bid from contractor Brasfield and Gorrie LLC, of Birmingham, Ala., to complete the project at a cost of $23,291,000. The county will meet soon with Brasfield and Gorrie representatives, and architects from Dean and Dean Associates, of Jackson, to finalize plans for the renovation and construction, board President Marvell Howard said.
“At this point, we’ve got to get the architect and the contractor together and sit down and finalize some plans,” Howard said. “We’ll be ready to proceed from there.”
Howard said he hopes construction at the hospital will begin “within the next month or month and a half.”
As part of the renovations, new patient rooms will be constructed and old rooms will be renovated. Additional patient rooms will be located in a new tower the hospital plans to have built.
Among other improvements, the hospital will renovate its birthing suites and, when complete, the facility will feature a state-of-the-art Caesarian section suite and recovery area. Patients also will encounter a new newborn nursery and viewing area, enlarged nurse stations and patient triage and observation rooms.
Plans also include a new drop-off and pickup area for patients and families, new elevators and restrooms, comfortable waiting spaces and new parking decks to make up for spaces lost due to construction.
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Brasfield and Gorrie has hired many Co-op students, interns, and graduates from Mississippi State over the years. They are an excellent company.
Glad to see the major effort is going toward large rooms, viewing and observation areas, elevators, restrooms and parking. Please tell me again what this has to do with health care??