A Special Boom Used on a Hospital Expansion

The Conco Companies have a lot of experience in providing concrete services for the healthcare field.  One such project is the new Veteran Administration Mental Health and Research facility under construction in Seattle.  For this project, we are providing a wide range of concrete services including pumping, formwork, place and finish and shotcrete.  In addition we will supply the reinforcement for the 203,000 square-foot building.

Another hospital project we are working on is the parking structure for the new Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, CA.  The project involves the construction of 2 levels below grade, 1 level at grade and 2 levels above grade and will total approximately 397,359 square feet.  The project requires 4.2 million pounds of reinforcing steel as well as 17,000 cubic yards of concrete and 1,200 cubic yards of shotcrete.   

While we are not directly involved in the expansion of the Stanford Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH), we applaud the sentiments of the pumping company that is using a new Putzmeister America 56Z-meter concrete pump with a pink boom.  JJ Albanese had Putzmeister paint the boom pink at the factory in honor of breast cancer awareness.  A company spokesman explains that they have many employees who have either themselves or have had a loved one suffer from breast cancer. 

The LPCH expansion is expected to be complete in 2017 and will add 521,000 square feet to the approximately 300,000-square-foot existing hospital.  The new space will accommodate 150 patient rooms, office space and a healing garden and green space.   In addition there will be state-of-the-art operating suites, family-friendly amenities and flexible floor space to address new technologies and streamline services. 

The Conco Companies are the foremost supplier of concrete services for the Western U.S. We have built a reputation on superior concrete formwork, reinforcing, place and finish, shotcrete and other ancillary services that benefit from our vast experience.  Our four regional offices serve California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada.