Meritus Medical Center

Hagerstown, MD
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Owner
Washington Country Regional Medical Center
General Contractor
Gilbane Building Company
Schedule Duration
08/2008
to
12/2010
Architect / Engineer
Matthew & Colin Associates / Leach Wallace Associates, Inc.
Mechanical Subcontract Value
$
44.2
M
Awards

Project Overview

Bell performed all mechanical installation for the new 550,000 square foot Meritus Medical Center, an acute care hospital located in Hagerstown, Maryland. Services include a special care nursery, level III trauma program, primary stroke center, wound center and a cardiac diagnostic laboratory.

Mechanical installa­tion included plumbing, medical gas systems, mechanical piping, HVAC ductwork and all associated mechanical equipment for a functioning hospital.

The new facility includes a Central Utility Plant consisting of:

  • 400 HP Steam Boilers
  • Clean Steam Generators
  • Steam Fired Domestic Water Heaters
  • 1000 ton Chillers
  • 1000 ton Cooling Towers
  • Custom Air Handling Units (totaling 430,000 cfm)