Construction Update: February 26, 2016

The Pulse ER Construction Project is now 40% complete.

Northwest elevation of the addition.

Rooftop installation and mechanical framing.

First floor west elevation sheathing.

Help Us Pave the Way: Pulse Brick Campaign

Purchase an engraved brick that will be placed in the pathway in front of the building. You can leave a lasting legacy by personalizing a brick with your name, organization, or in memory of a loved one. Bricks are $150 and can be purchased online or by calling the Development Office at (616) 847-5661. Bricks have a limit of two lines, with 14 characters per line (including spaces).

Construction Update: February 12, 2016

This past week T.L. Masonry finished erecting scaffolding on the west side of the new addition to complete west elevation exterior framing and to prepare for masonry. We began installing roof drainage lines and drains, as well as the metal stairs in the northwest stairwell of the new addition. 

Canopy steel on the north side. 

First floor interior framing. 

Scaffolding at the north elevation of the addition.

Construction Update: February 5, 2016

This past week T.L. Masonry started to erect scaffolding on the west side of the building for exterior framing and to get ready for brick installation next month. Bouma is installing the exterior framing at the south elevation. Van Dellen Steel and Specialty Metal Fabrications are installing the metal stairs in northwest stairwell of the new addition.

Roof top steel for mechanical units. 

Second floor window framing.

North elevation of the addition.

Construction Update: January 29, 2016

The Pulse ER Construction Project is now 35% complete with 7,300 hours worked. This past week they poured more cement on the 2nd floor of the new addition.

2nd floor slab looking east

The scaffolding system for the west elevation was started and prep work for the ambulance canopy footings. Exterior framing has been as well. 

First floor west exterior framing

Construction Update, January 25, 2016

The Pulse ER Construction Project is now 30% complete with 7,000 hours worked. This past week cement was poured on the 2nd floor of the new addition. We've begun to install hangers and supports for overhead piping and ductwork.

Concrete being poured in the 2nd floor of the new addition. 

The 1st floor of the new addition received lights in the ceilings and is getting ready to be painted next week. 

1st floor of new addition looking east. 

The last of the steel is being installed that ties the new addition into the existing building. 

East side steel erection.

Betty Bierman on Giving to the Pulse ER Campaign

We have been a part of this community for nearly 100 years. Excellent local health care contributes to our sustainability as a community and the Emergency Room is an essential resources for our citizens. Please join us in helping the community live well by supporting the Pulse Emergency Room Campaign at NOCHS!

Featuring Betty Bierman, President of the North Ottawa Hospital Auxiliary