MCCARTHY BUILDING COS. BREAKS GROUND ON HOSPITAL, COMPLETES ANOTHER

ANDREWS AND MIDLAND, TEXAS — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has broken ground on the Permian Regional Medical Center in Andrews and has completed Midland Memorial Hospital. McCarthy is teaming up with Trinity Hughes Construction; Bundy, Young, Sims & Potter Inc.; and HKS Architects on the $55 million Permian Regional hospital project. The hospital will span 200,000 square feet and feature a wellness center and a physician clinic with offices. The new facility will replace the existing one and tie into the hospital's skilled nursing unit. The project will be constructed in multiple phases and is slated for a mid-2016 completion. McCarthy also completed the $120 million expansion project of Midland Memorial. The hospital features a 240,000-square-foot, nine-story tower as well as renovations to the existing 100,000-square-foot hospital. The project included upgrades to the labor and delivery units, parking garage, patient rooms and data center. The project also included a new pharmacy, cafeteria and 194 new patient beds.