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BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The Sacramento District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently renovating more than 17,000 square-feet of the medical clinic at Beale Air Force Base, Calif.
This is the second phase of a $17.7 million corps project to expand and modernize the clinic, and is aimed at improving on-base services for base employees, military service members and their families.
The first phase involved the construction of a new 22,172 square-foot facility adjacent to the clinic, completed in June 2009.
The Air Force conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the facility June 3.
"The new annex is now home to family health, pediatrics, women's health, lab and pharmacy," said Col. Dorothy A. Hogg, commander of the 9th Medical Group.
Hogg, along with Brig. Gen. Bob Otto, 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, and Col. Kory Cornum, Air Combat Command surgeon general, attended the ribbon cutting ceremony in June.
"Not only is the new area very attractive, but it is more functional and efficient," she said.
"Waiting areas are vastly improved for all of the clinics. We have an extra procedure room and larger exam rooms. The pharmacy doubled its space, which greatly expanded its capabilities.
"This increased internal storage capacity and automated dispensing equipment improves all aspects of pharmacy operations from patient safety to customer wait times," she added.
The clinic averages about 190 outpatient visits and 430 pharmacy prescriptions per day, Hogg said.
Before the construction, the area used for the facility was home to a parking lot for the clinic.
A month after the completion of the facility, phase two began, focusing on renovating 17,725 square feet of the current 61,344 square-foot clinic, which formerly held pediatrics, family health, lab and the pharmacy.
This renovation will include the construction of new interior walls and the installation of new flooring, electrical wiring, fire-alarm systems and high-speed telecommunication wiring to modernize the nearly 50-year-old building.
Work is anticipated to be completed at the end of January, according to Ulysses Gomez, field quality assurance representative with the Corps' Beale project office.
Twelve to 15 workers are on site at any one time during the project process, rotating so not to interfere with one another's work. This includes electricians and other sub-contractors responsible for installing floor covering, telecommunications wiring and fire alarm systems.
"Modernizing our 48 year-old facility enables our staff to more efficiently support Beale's airmen and their families so the mission is not hampered by health related issues," said Hogg.
Once complete, the newly-modernized section of the clinic will house optometry, flight medicine and mental health sections.
"This new addition and continued renovations will bring the 9th Medical Group footprint into the 21st century and reduce the requirements that were once needed for a bedded facility," said Hogg.
"When all of the planned construction is completed we will have a modern, environmentally friendly, outpatient facility that will provide a medical home atmosphere for our customers."
| Date Taken: | 12.18.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 12.23.2009 15:32 |
| Story ID: | 43099 |
| Location: | BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US |
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