Today I had a chance to visit the grounds of the future Sibley Medical Office Building (MOB). It's a very exciting time for everyone involved. Sibley will be undergoing so many changes in the next 7 years, all for the better. June 1, 2009 was really the day things started, as the Dalecarlia entrance to Sibley was closed to begin construction on the MOB and the 5 story parking garage. The goal of the MOB is to offer doctoral services close to the future new hospital to include general internal medicine, orthopedics and ortho surgery, obgyn services and more. The MOB building will be 5 stories tall, with the first floor housing the retail facilities of a pharmacy, a gift shop and an Einstein Bagel location. Sibley hopes to complete this construction by late fall 2010, just a little over a year from now! Once the MOB and garage are completed and occupied Sibley will begin the demolition and reconstruction of the Cancer Center, then it's onto the task of building the new Sibley Memorial Hospital. The NEW hospital will be a LEED certified building with 328 state of the art private rooms. Mr. Price, Senior VP for Real Estate & Construction is overseeing this project, and says the entire project (MOB, Garage, Cancer Center, new Auditorium, new Hospital, landscaping) should be completed in approximately 7 years. I hope I can stick it out to see the end...and more!!!
Check out the live webcam to see how the construction's coming along!!