“It is our goal to make our patients’ surgery experience as simple, comfortable and positive as possible,” said CEO Tom Keim. “This expansion will allow us to meet space requirements to handle increased volume, provide more privacy for our patients, and improve our customer service.”

The two-story addition will connect two existing buildings to expand the hospital’s surgery space and create a new physician office space. The main floor of the addition will add a dedicated registration and waiting area for surgical patients and their families. The main level also will house the practice of general surgeon Joseph Sharlow, M.D., with a waiting area, three exam rooms and a procedure room. The second floor will add six private surgery pre-op and post-op rooms.

McGrath will coordinate construction work around the hospital’s surgery schedule, and use surgery downtimes to connect the two buildings. McGrath also was the general contractor on the Ste. Genevieve Memorial Hospital’s Bloomsdale Medical Center, which was completed in 2013.

Because McGrath is working in an occupied health care facility, they are implementing strict isolation and infection prevention measures to ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.

McGrath & Associates is a 100 percent employee-owned general contractor and construction management firm specializing in commercial, health care, industrial, institutional and pharmaceutical construction projects since 1983. McGrath was named 2014 “General Contractor of the Year” by the American Subcontractors Association Midwest Council, an award the company has received five times out of 17 nominations. McGrath is a member of the Associated General Contractors and the St. Louis Construction OSHA Partnership. For more information, call Ken Knobbe at (314) 772-7600 or visit www.mcgrathconstruction.com.

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