Summit Health’s Chambersburg Hospital Addition Scheduled for summer 2012 Completion

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Chambersburg Hospital, an affiliate of Summit Health, will unveil a new four-level addition this summer. The new tower, which includes 174,000-square-feet of new construction and 4,100-square-feet of renovated space, will house 171 all-private patient rooms, a new cardiology and catheterization area, a new dialysis unit and a central utility plant.

“By providing our patients with 171 new private rooms, they will have a quieter and more restful atmosphere to help them heal,” said Norm Epstein, president/CEO of Chambersburg Hospital.

HBE Corporation is providing architecture, engineering, construction services and sitework on the $72-million project. Construction began in October 2012 and is expected to be complete in September 2012.

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HBE is the nation’s leading designer and builder of hospitals, including replacement hospitals and hospital renovations and additions.  The company has completed more than one thousand hospital projects across the United States, and was recently ranked by Modern Healthcare magazine as the number one hospital design-build firm in the United States.  Headquartered in St. Louis, HBE ranks as one of the largest privately held companies in St. Louis with a staff of 300 people including architects, engineers and construction professionals. Visit www.hbecorp.com.