PHASE I COMPLETE FOR $13.1 MILLION HOSPITAL

KERMIT, TEXAS — Arlington, Texas-based Ascension Group Architects and Dallas-based Ray F. Skiles Co. have completed the first phase of the $13.1 million construction of a new hospital in Kermit. The new 34,000-square-foot hospital, which will replace the existing Winkler County Memorial Hospital, will contain 10 patient rooms, including nine semi-private rooms and an isolation room; and an emergency department that will include multiple private exam rooms, two trauma rooms and triage. All but 6,600 square feet of the hospital will consist of new construction; the remainder will be renovated and used for hospital support functions. Phase II construction has already begun and will include space for physical therapy, administrative offices, medical records, material management and dietary services. Completion is scheduled for December.