On August 30, the Kettering Heart Hospital opened its doors just 24 months after breaking ground. Construction of the six-story, 145,000-square-foot addition to the Kettering Medical Center wasn't without its challenges though.
Project overview
The Kettering Health Network is comprised of 32 facilities, including six medical centers located in and around Dayton, Ohio. The Kettering Medical Center was founded in 1964 in honor of healthcare activist and inventor Charles F. Kettering. Since that time, Kettering Medical Center has continued to offer quality service and care that has facilitated tremendous growth opportunities.
The Kettering Heart Hospital is the most recent example of that growth. The $62-million project included the addition as well as the introduction of state-of-the-art cardiovascular testing and diagnostic procedures, treatments, wellness, and rehab to the lineup of services offered at Kettering Medical Center.
Danny McCloud, Kettering Medical Center's director of facilities, credits the project's construction management firm, Danis Building Construction, and its use of the design-build process as a key to Kettering's successful opening within budget and time constraints.
Planning for success
Construction on the Kettering Heart Hospital began long before the first shovel hit the ground. Danis applied one of its signature processes, known as value engineering, to identify ways to reduce both the construction timeline and costs. The company's preconstruction estimating department reviewed construction plans and renderings of the project and determined that the design-build approach would allow construction to be completed faster and more cost-effectively.
