GROUND BREAKS ON $23.1M HOSPITAL EXPANSION

FORT STEWART, GA. — McCarthy Building Cos. has broken ground on the $23.1 million expansion and renovation of The Winn Army Community Hospital at Fort Stewart, located at 1061 Harmon Ave. in Fort Stewart. Construction will include a new 65,000-square-foot building and the renovation of approximately 1,000 square feet of the existing hospital. The project is targeted to achieve LEED Silver Certification. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is overseeing the contract and construction, and Leo A. Daly is the architect for the project. The new hospital building will include physical and occupational therapies, orthopedics, podiatry, social services and behavioral health. Completion is slated for September 2013.