New Radiation Oncology Center

Attached are pictures of the planned Radiation Oncology Center at Mercy Medical Center - Clinton. As more images are added, this page may take longer to download.

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Conceptual Drawing & Groundbreaking | January | February | March

Conceptual Drawing (Acrobat Reader Required)
Ground Breaking Ceremony
Cancer Center as of January 2004
Cancer Center as of February 2004
Late February 2004
	In these pictures the Earth Retention Wall is being installed. It consists of 20 "soldier" piles that are drilled and embedded 3'-4' in bedrock approx 30 feet below the existing ground floor of the hospital. They are further reinforced by installation of a high tensile steel anchors that are drilled into bedrock at a 45 degree angle approx. 30' underneath the hospital's existing foundation. This system is required to stabilize and isolate the existing facility from construction activity and allow for installation of the deep foundation system that will support the New Cancer Center.
	These two pictures show the amount of material (100 tandem dump trucks) being stockpiled for backfilling the building foundation. This material is being stored north of 15th Avenue North, note the tulip tree in the immediate forefront of the pictures.
	A 60" diameter steel casing is set in a caisson hole to in preparation to drill to rock auger refusal. This particular caisson was drilled to a depth of 45+ feet before encountering bed rock.
	The last of the caissons is drilled!
March 2004
	Gang forms are assembled for the retaining walls. These forms are assembled in 22' x 26' sections and weigh approx. 8500 pounds.
	The North Retaining Wall has been poured and the gang forms stripped.
	The Hydroduct Drainage Board has been installed on the North Retaining Wall.
	The Gang Forms for the West Foundation Wall are be set by a 30 Ton crane.
	Work continues on setting the gang forms for the West Foundation Wall.
	Concrete is pumped into the gang forms for the South Retaining Wall.