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Finishing touch for HealthSource

Date Posted: February 27 2009

SAGINAW TWP. - Another year, another phase completed during the three-year, $44 million transformation and modernization of HealthSource-Saginaw.

The three-year-long demolition, renovation and expansion project will result in a wholly changed HealthSource facility, which provides psychiatric care, substance abuse treatment and medical rehabilitation services.

Last week, the trades and construction manager Spence Brothers were wrapping up two of the facility's new pods, A and B, which will allow the transfer of all inpatient services to newly constructed areas. The new areas include patient rooms, medical rehabilitation and skilled nursing care.

Early last winter, HealthSource was taking over the new psychiatric portion of the facility to the hospital. When the project is complete this year a "Main Street" will tie all elements of the project together, including the previously completed C, D, E and F pods.

The new facility will operate on a single level on space that will replace a five-story hospital building - it's the victim of having rooms that are too small and a layout that's inadequate for modern health care. The entire project consists of construction of approximately 169,310 square feet of new patient/resident/client care facilities and renovation of an additional 47,630 of existing square feet.

"It's been a good project," said Assistant Project Manager Herb Spence. "HealthScource is getting a nice, quality building."

SOCKET PLATES in the "A" Pod at the HealthSource Saginaw project are installed by Andy Egerer of IBEW Local 557 (foreground) and Todd Fink of IBEW Local 498. They're working for Thiel Electric.
SETTING A SINK in a client room at the HealthSource Saginaw project in B Pod is Rick Reid of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 85, working for Remer Plumbing.