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Mitch Breeze, director of general support services at Community Hospital South, shared some photos he recently took of the construction on that campus. The expansion project, The Next Evolution of Community Hospital South, includes a new five-story, all-private room patient tower, expanded operating suites and convenient outpatient services for residents on the south side of Indianapolis and in Greenwood.

The first picture (left) was taken inside one of the concrete stair towers, looking up. There are three of these structures, all of which are part of the patient tower. With the stair towers complete, the steel frame of the building is now being installed between these structural elements.

In the next image, contractors are working on the formwork of the new 20,000-gallon underground water tank, which is part of the new chiller system that will serve the entire campus. The water tank is one example of the hospital’s ongoing green initiatives, allowing the hospital to save and recycle thousands of gallons of treated water per year.

The last photo shows a crane moving some reinforcing bars (rebar) for use in the foundation walls of the patient tower.

In addition to the patient tower and utilities, work is also progressing on the hospital’s new operating suites. The steel framework for that part of the project is complete, and contractors are now working on the interior layout.

For more photos of The Next Evolution of Community Hospital South, including renderings of the completed facility, visit our Web site.