LORTON, Va. – Skanska USA has completed Inova’s new healthcare facility, the Inova HealthPlex – Lorton, a LEED- Silver certified, two-story, 50,200-square-foot freestanding emergency department dedicated to delivering quality, accessible healthcare to the community of northern Virginia.
Skanska celebrated the completion of the Inova HealthPlex with a ribbon-cutting ceremony along with executives from Inova, including Mark Stauder, president and chief operating officer for Inova, Barbara Doyle, chief executive officer for Inova Mount Vernon Hospital and local government officials representing Virginia, including Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Rep. James Patrick “Jim” Moran, Jr. and Sen. George L. Barker.
“Partnering with such a well-respected healthcare provider like Inova has been an extremely rewarding experience for Skanska, as we join in the effort to deliver northern Virginia with a modern, state-of-the-art facility to care for and treat patients,” said Bill Brennan, co-chief operating officer for Skanska USA Building’s Greater Washington, D.C. office. “Today, we celebrate this major milestone with all the residents in this community who will soon have access to one of the region’s top hospitals.”
The Inova HealthPlex – Lorton is comprised of two floors: The first floor houses an advanced, high-tech emergency department, equipped with exam, triage and imaging rooms. The second floor will ultimately hold an ambulatory service center.
During construction, Skanska’s project team performed complex work to ensure the HealthPlex is easily accessible to its patients, employees and staff. For example, Skanska removed 110,000-cubic yards of soil from the site, which was once situated upon a large, isolated hill full of vegetation, to provide optimal space for the location.
As a result of Skanska’s sitework, the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, in cooperation with the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District and the Fairfax Tree Commission, honored Skanska with the 2012 Land Conservation Award in the Small Commercial category. In addition, Skanska worked closely with the Virginia Department of Transportation to renovate roads surrounding the HealthPlex to provide easier, more efficient access to the facility.
