Suffolk to remodel Jupiter Medical Center Hyperbaric Chamber

Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., one of the largest privately held contractors in the country, has been contracted to remodel Jupiter Medical Center’s Hyperbaric Chamber Medical Office.

The $136,000 project consists of the renovation of approximately 1,220 square feet of an existing medical office, installation of two new hyperbaric chambers, and the fitting of an oxygen tank farm to supply the hyperbaric chambers.

The most significant challenge on this project will be hoisting the two 10-foot long and 4-foot high 2,000 pound chambers by crane through a hole, cut purposely for installation of the medical equipment, in the wall of the hospital’s second floor. All work will be closely coordinated and performed while the medical center remains fully operational and occupied.

“Managing a project within an operational medical facility requires comprehensive planning and tight scheduling of the entire process,” said Rex Kirby, President and General Manager of Suffolk Construction’s Southeast Division. “We are honored to be working on our fourth construction project for the Jupiter Medical Center and contribute the award win to our proven ability to delivery quality projects on aggressive schedules.”

The renovation will be completed in March 2010.

ABOUT SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION: Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., is one of the leading privately held building contracting firms in the country, with main offices in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and West Coast. Suffolk provides quality preconstruction, construction management, design/build and general contracting services for clients, and has a strong reputation for successfully delivering the most complex projects in the healthcare, life sciences, education, federal government and commercial sectors. For more information about Suffolk Construction, visit www.suffolkconstruction.com

ABOUT JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER: A not-for-profit 283-bed community Medical Center consisting of 163 private acute care hospital beds, and 120 inpatient rehabilitation and long-term care beds, Jupiter Medical Center provides a broad range of services with specialty concentrations in orthopaedics, long-term care, minimally invasive vascular procedures, cancer care and advanced diagnostics. Founded in 1979, Jupiter Medical Center is affiliated with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and is currently in the midst of a major, multi-year growth plan which includes an Outpatient Center, additional ICU beds and a Heart & Vascular Center. The Medical Center has approximately 1,500 employees, 490 physicians and 700 volunteers. For information, visit www.jupitermed.com.

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270 S Central Boulevard, Suite 200B
Jupiter, Florida 33458
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