New Regional Hospital

3/31/2013
Hospital's take on building projects despite MaineCare debt Bangor Daily News, March 31, 2013 As drivers pass through Augusta on Interstate 95, Maine’s newest hospital comes into view just off Exit 113. Four stories of br...
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3/21/2013
Exit 113 renovations, routes 3 and 27 link top capital area's road projects Kennebec Journal, March 21, 2013 State Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt got the most appreciative nods Wednesday morning for his update on road projec...
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2/16/2013
Exit 113 construction to cost $2 million more than expected Kennebec Journal, Feb. 16, 2013 Officials scrambled recently when they learned it will cost nearly $2 million more than expected to fix roads near a reconfigured...
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2/4/2013
A collaborative construction process produces the new MaineGeneral MaineBiz, Feb. 4, 2013 When Augusta's new MaineGeneral hospital opens in the fall of 2013, the $312 million project will showcase not only the latest medical dia...
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1/21/2013
Augusta's new hospital named 'Alfond Center for Health' Kennebec Journal, Jan. 21, 2013 The Alfond Center for Health. That's what MaineGeneral Medical Center's new $312 million regional hospital will be called when i...
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1/5/2013
Proposed $10.8 million upgrade to new hospital's highway interchange goes to bid Kennebec Journal, Jan. 5, 2013 The state has settled on plans for an estimated $10.8 million in road improvements near exit 113 of Interstate 95. The long-await...
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1/2/2013
Kennebec Tales: Projects ground us in 2013 2013. Wow. If you're of a certain age, you're no doubt saying, "Where's my jetpack?" There are a lot of things that 30 or 40 years ago we thought would happen by...
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12/14/2012
Windham company's prefabricated counters, cabinets speed up new hospital fittings Morning Sentinel, Dec. 14, 2012 All the woodwork, countertops, sink tops, windowsills and even the protective strips along the walls and the corner protectors ar...
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12/7/2012
Augusta hospital sold to Central Maine Commerce Center developer Kennebec Journal, Dec. 7, 2012 The developer responsible for converting a former computer manufacturing site into the office park known as the Central Maine Comm...
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11/15/2012
MaineGeneral increases expected number of Waterville area employees Morning Sentinel, Nov. 15, 2012 MaineGeneral Medical Center will have more employees in the Waterville area than was originally thought after in-patient services...
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11/2/2012
Stein named MaineGeneral Medical Center COO Kennebec Journal, Nov. 2, 2012 Paul Stein will become chief operating officer of MaineGeneral Medical Center starting Jan. 1. Stein has worked at the hosp...
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10/31/2012
MaineGeneral signs 10-year-deal with Maine Natural Gas Morning Sentinel , Oct. 31, 2012 MaineGeneral Medical Center has agreed to buy 10 years' worth of natural gas for its new regional hospital from one of two comp...
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10/25/2012
No acceptable bids for current MGMC properties Kennebec Journal , Oct. 25, 2012 So far, there are no takers for two gently used hospital properties. MaineGeneral Medical Center's three-day online auction to...
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10/15/2012
MaineGeneral I-95 exit may be ready next year Kennebec Journal, Oct. 15, 2012 The regulatory permitting process is nearing an end for the $11 million road construction project designed to allow north and sou...
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9/4/2012
Windover Foundation adds $1 million to MaineGeneral funds Morning Sentinel, Sept. 4, 2012 Fundraising for the new regional hospital in north Augusta got a $1 million boost recently from the Windover Foundation, whose tr...
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9/4/2012
Prefab parts for new MaineGeneral hospital save time, money Morning Sentinel, Sept. 4, 2012 The outside walls of the new regional hospital in north Augusta are taking shape on the floor of a warehouse that echoes with the...
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8/27/2012
MaineGeneral plans online auction for two of its campuses Morning Sentinel, Aug. 27, 2012 MaineGeneral Medical Center plans to hold an online auction to sell its Augusta hospital campus and Seton campus in Waterville. &...
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7/23/2012
Final beam goes into new MaineGeneral hospital Kennebec Journal, July 23, 2012 The white, steel beam bearing colorful signatures of hundreds of employees, visitors, donors, patients and construction workers r...
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7/23/2012
MaineGeneral Medical Center taking shape WCSH 6, July 23, 2012 Maine General Medical Center has taken one big step closer to finishing its new hospital. The hospital held its topping out ceremony Mond...
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7/23/2012
Construction on new Augusta MaineGeneral ahead of schedule WABI 5, July 23, 2012 As construction continues on a new regional hospital in Augusta, a major milestone was reached Monday. With almost 600 construction ...
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7/23/2012
A major milestone for MaineGeneral Medical Center WGME 13, July 23, 2012 The new building under construction has reached it' full height, leading to Monday’s topping off ceremony. The 640,000 square foot new reg...
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7/18/2012
Hundreds sign the New Regional Hospital's last steel beam During the week of July 23, the last steel beam will be placed on MaineGeneral's 640,000-square-foot hospital in Augusta, marking the end of seven months of fast-...
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7/11/2012
Artists' submissions needed for new hospital artwork MaineGeneral Medical Center is seeking proposals to design, create and install artwork at the New Regional Hospital now under construction in Augusta. The desig...
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7/3/2012
Made in Maine: Deer Isle granite for MaineGeneral's new hospital The pounding roar of the drill and the whine of a diamond wire saw reverberate on Crotch Island, carving off 240-cubic-foot blocks of Deer Isle granite, which wi...
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5/28/2012
Prefab work aiding completion of MaineGeneral's new hospital Kennebec Journal, May 28, 2012 The region's newest hospital is about one-third complete and construction is moving along rapidly. Construction workers are seen ...
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5/22/2012
Natural gas seen as key fuel for area Kennebec Journal, May 22, 2012 Natural gas, whoever provides it, will be the main heating and cooking fuel at MaineGeneral Medical Center's new hospital in north...
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5/9/2012
Efficiency reigns on hospital projects Construction Executive, May 2012 Not many construction markets can claim to remain at historically high levels despite several years of dismal broader economic p...
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4/9/2012
MaineGeneral's new hospital a local jobs generator Kennebec Journal, April 9, 2012 The $312 million hospital rising on a hillside in north Augusta is being built by people likely to use it. And this past week, ...
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3/30/2012
New Regional Hospital Fun Facts The scope of MaineGeneral's New Regional Hospital construction project is mammoth. And associated with a project of this size and complexity are a number ...
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3/30/2012
Augusta residents raise concerns about exit 113 Kennebec Journal , March 30, 2012 About 50 people gathered at City Center Thursday to learn more about the $10.8 million in road improvements near exit 113 of I...
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3/19/2012
Final public hearing on I-95 exit plan Kennebec Journal , March 19, 2012 At a final public hearing about the proposed $11 million modification of Interstate 95's exit 113 and upgrading of part of Old...
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2/6/2012
Foundation of new MaineGeneral hospital almost complete Morning Sentinel, Feb. 6, 2012 A 310-foot crane swung two large steel beams slowly toward the workers who added them to the skeleton of the emergency department....
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1/9/2012
New uses considered for Thayer, Seton campuses MaineBiz, Jan. 9, 2012 A steady convoy of dump trucks moving earth and pile drivers sinking steel dominate the work site of MaineGeneral's new $322 million, 19...
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12/18/2011
Hospital crane hard to miss It's a monolith that rises 5 feet taller than the torch of the Statue of Liberty. The newest crane on the site of the new regional hospital being built by MaineG...
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11/20/2011
MaineGeneral in a race against winter Just about any child would be thrilled to watch the more than 30 heavy construction vehicles, including excavators, tractor shovels, bulldozers, dump trucks, ...
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10/17/2011
Public to talk Exit 113 A public hearing on roadway improvements around Interstate 95's exit 113 will continue Wednesday, Oct. 26 at Augusta City Center. Ernie Martin, project manage...
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10/2/2011
New hospital to bring road changes Proposed changes are coming to Exit 113 of Interstate 95, the Route 3 connector to the interstate and along Old Belgrade Road to Route 27 -- all in support of th...
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10/2/2011
Care to stay near patients MaineGeneral Health's consolidation of inpatient beds into one regional hospital in north Augusta is only the largest, most visible real estate move for Kennebec...
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9/24/2011
Breaking ground on new hospital The rolling green hills are gone. The farm-turned-golf course is a distant memory. The sounds of a pile driver, bulldozers and other heavy construction equipm...
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9/23/2011
MaineGeneral begins construction After years of planning, MaineGeneral officially launched the construction of its New Regional Hospital. The 192-bed, 640,000 square foot facility will open ...
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9/23/2011
Groundbreaking on Augusta hospital A groundbreaking was held Friday for a 640,000 square foot hospital in Augusta. The facility is the largest new health care construction project in Mai...
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9/23/2011
MaineGeneral breaks ground on new $312 million hospital Construction began on a new regional hospital in Augusta Friday morning. The pricetag is around $312-million. At a groundbreaking ceremony that featured stat...
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9/22/2011
Work starts on new $312M hospital Cranes, earth-moving equipment and tons of construction materials are already on the site as a formal groundbreaking takes place Friday for MaineGeneral Medical C...
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9/22/2011
New hospital aims to attract providers On the outskirts of Augusta on Friday, MaineGeneral Health officials will break ground on a brand new $322 million hospital. The 192-bed facility is sch...
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8/15/2011
Grant to fund MaineGeneral exit work A $1.2 million federal grant will pay for the remainder of a new I-95 interchange to service MaineGeneral Medical Center's 192-bed hospital soon to be under ...
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8/13/2011
Feds kick in funds for interstate exit All the funding is in place to bring Exit 113 on Interstate 95 from half an interchange to a full one. The last piece came in the form of a $1.2 million g...
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8/12/2011
$276M for construction turned over MaineGeneral Medical Center took receipt Thursday of some $276 million in bonded funds for construction of a new regional hospital in north Augusta. ...
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8/12/2011
Funding for MaineGeneral's new hospital comes through The final pieces of new regional hospital in Augusta have finally come together. One of the last hurdles for the new Maine General Medical Center i...
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7/29/2011
Hospital bond sale complete MaineGeneral Medical Center has secured more than $280 million to begin construction on a regional hospital. Securing the bond sale was the last hurdl...
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7/20/2011
New MaineGeneral's financing almost complete The new regional hospital has its financing, despite a thumbs-down from the state treasurer. Commissioners of the Maine Health and Higher Educational ...
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4/13/2011
MaineGeneral hospital approved in Augusta MaineGeneral Medical Center's planned new regional hospital in north Augusta won approval from the Planning Board late Tuesday night. Just before 11:30 p.m., ...
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4/12/2011
MaineGeneral's plan for new hospital before planners MaineGeneral Medical Center's plans for a new regional hospital in north Augusta are up for potential final Planning Board approval tonight. Hospital offici...
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4/3/2011
MaineGeneral's $320M loan bid under way Borrowing the money to build new regional hospital is quite unlike borrowing the money to buy a home. ...
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3/14/2011
Contractors gearing up for new hospital The new regional hospital is taking shape -- at least on paper and in intent-to-award-contract letters. Even as officials at MaineGeneral Medical Center and the...
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2/15/2011
Augusta council looks at tax deals for 3 projects A City Council subcommittee is recommending special tax deals from the city be approved so three major local projects can go forward. ...
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2/11/2011
Good marks for I-95 proposal A study on the environmental effects of creating a full Exit 113 interchange on Interstate 95 drew mostly positive reviews from those submitting written comm...
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1/25/2011
Residents air interchange concerns Residents concerned about speeding traffic putting them at risk, and others concerned their homes could be taken from them, grilled state officials over a pl...
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1/13/2011
Revamped transit system offers new buses, routes Six new public transit buses boasting a snazzy new logo will take to the roads of central Maine next week. The Kennebec Explorer, the revamped public transit sys...
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1/3/2011
Funding woes won't slow Exit 113 plans The funding picture may be hazy, but planning for a full interchange at Exit 113 on Interstate 95 in Augusta continues onward. ...
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12/30/2010
Top 10 of 2010: Regulators approve new MaineGeneral MaineGeneral Medical Center will enter the new year the beneficiary of one of the biggest news events of 2010: Maine regulators' approval of a new regional hospit...
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12/20/2010
Death of funding bill to impact Maine projects A federal spending bill that was scrapped Thursday will impact funding for Maine projects, including transportation work related to a new MaineGeneral Hospital in...
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12/18/2010
State approves second CT scanner The state has given MaineGeneral Medical Center approval to include a second CT scanner as part of its proposed new $322 million regional hospital in north August...
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11/30/2010
Exit 113 interchange impact assessment back in state hands The state is revising a preliminary environmental impact assessment done in preparation for a proposed new Exit 113 interchange. The assessment -- required to al...
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11/23/2010
Johnston to head hospital fundraising committee The philanthropy department at MaineGeneral Health, seeking to raise funds to match a $10 million challenge grant for its new hospital, turned to the man who led ...
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11/19/2010
Exit 113 money still in play The stand taken against earmarks by Maine's Republican U.S. senators this week will have no effect on the $4 million tagged for work at the Exit 113 interchange o...
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11/9/2010
MaineGeneral gains final OK from state for new facility MaineGeneral Medical Center’s new regional hospital in north Augusta cleared its final regulatory hurdle Monday, winning the go-ahead from the commissioner of the...
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10/21/2010
MaineGeneral wants changes in building requirements MaineGeneral Medical Center argues its new regional hospital will need at least 216 in-patient beds, 11 operating rooms, and relief from being tied to the co...
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10/18/2010
City officials plan TIF to help offset hospital road cost City officials are concerned the proposed new $312 million MaineGeneral Medical Center project in north Augusta could be jeopardized by about $2 million worth of ...
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10/12/2010
How the land was landed During her recent visit, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was treated to the story of how MaineGeneral Health came to own land in north Augusta that is home to th...
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10/8/2010
Good news, bad news for MaineGeneral U.S. Sen. Susan Collins provided no assurances Thursday regarding a $4 million federal earmark that would help fund a highway interchange key to building a n...
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9/26/2010
Hospital process a valuable lesson For some, the new MaineGeneral Medical Center planned for north Augusta is a bitter pill. The change it foreshadows for the hospital's current facilities in Augus...
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9/24/2010
Tentative OK for regional hospital A new regional hospital will rise in north Augusta after the proposal won a conditional go-ahead from state regulators Thursday. A final decision, by the com...
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9/23/2010
MaineGeneral wins key OK for new hospital A new regional hospital will rise in north Augusta after the proposal won a conditional go-ahead from state regulators Thursday. A final decision, ...
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8/13/2010
Board hears MaineGeneral Medical Center's plan Plans have been moving forward on a new regional hospital in north Augusta, even as MaineGeneral Medical Center officials await state approval to build it. Hosp...
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7/26/2010
Maine contractors embrace use of 3-D modeling technology Denis St. Pierre knew sooner or later E.S. Boulos Co. would need to add Building Information Modeling technology to its skill set if it, the largest electrical ...
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7/21/2010
Federal funding for new I-95 connection in Augusta gains momentum Federal funding for a proposed new connection between Interstate 95 and the potential new site of MaineGeneral Medical Center in north Augusta has taken anot...
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7/8/2010
State postpones hospital decision 2 months The state has delayed a decision on whether MaineGeneral Medical Center can build a new regional hospital to replace inpatient operations in Augusta and Wate...
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7/8/2010
Bills in Congress including funding for new I-95 exit Federal dollars are in the pipeline in both houses of Congress for a new connection between Interstate 95 and the MaineGeneral Medical Center's campus in nor...
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7/7/2010
Pingree: Panel OKs $1 million for hospital exit A committee of the House of Representatives has approved $1 million for an Interstate 95 exit to service the new MaineGeneral Medical Center campus in North ...
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5/8/2010
$35 million for MaineGeneral The Harold Alfond Foundation, three years after the death of its namesake philanthropist, has made a $35 million commitment to help build a new, $322 million...
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5/7/2010
Harold Alfond Foundation gives $35 million to help MaineGeneral Continuing a legacy of partnership with Maine’s beloved philanthropist Harold Alfond, MaineGeneral Health accepted a $35 million gift from his namesake foundati...
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5/7/2010
Governor Baldacci celebrates major gift from Harold Alfond Foundation to MaineGeneral Governor John E. Baldacci joined members of the MaineGeneral community, Harold Alfond Foundation and local, regional and State officials at an announcement t...
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5/7/2010
MaineGeneral receives large gift Maine's third-largest hospital is getting a $35 million gift. MaineGeneral Health announced May 7 that the donation is from the Harold Alfond Foundation, nam...
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5/7/2010
Maine hospital receives $35 million gift from Alfond Foundation A massive hospital building project in Augusta that's pending state approval got a major push today from a famous Maine benefactor. Before he died, Harold Alfond...
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