Plans for the state-of-the-art replacement VA medical center in Denver are moving quickly. The Joint Venture Team (JVT) is working diligently to keep the project on schedule and within budget. The design of the hospital is still being finalized, however, user group meetings began in June for each department/service and will continue through spring 2010. A tentative design for the hospital is available below.
The hospital is laid out along a spine with several buildings protruding off the walkway. The spine is designed as a open market with restaurants and shops for hospital visitors. The Spinal Cord Injury/Disease (SCI/D) Center will be located on the first floors of the two inpatient buildings, which are located on the east side of the spine on the Fitzsimons Parkway just south of 17th Place. There is a tunnel between the two buildings within the SCI/D Center that connects the out-patient clinic to the 30 inpatient beds. Parking continues to be a contentious issue that PVA is following closely.
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Here is the tentative timeline for the project:
August 2009
Demolition plans begin on the site
August 22, 2009
Ground-breaking ceremony with VA Secretary Eric Shinseki
Summer 2010 Construction begins on the site
September 2013 Target opening
For more information, contact the Chapter office at 800-833-9400.
See the hospital design concept >>
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