MVHS Holds Topping Off Ceremony for New Regional Medical Center
Mohawk Valley Health System, along with representatives from project partners Gilbane Building Company and Hammes, held a Topping Off ceremony today on the downtown Utica hospital project.
The ceremony marked a major milestone with the placement of the final beam for the new regional medical center and the completion of the steelwork.
The milestone is commemorated by painting the beam white and having the steel erection crew, construction team, designer and others sign the beam for posterity.
The beam is typically adorned with a small evergreen tree and American flag on opposite ends.
Framework of new downtown Utica hospital completed in topping off ceremony
The final steel beam was placed atop the framework of the new downtown Utica hospital Tuesday, during a ‘topping off’ ceremony at the site.
Posted: Feb 2, 2021 2:32 PM
Posted By: WKTV
UTICA, N.Y. – The final steel beam was placed atop the framework of the new downtown Utica hospital Tuesday, during a ‘topping off’ ceremony at the site.
Members of Mohawk Valley Health System and Gilbane Building Company attended in celebration of the hospital milestone.
The health care industry has been overwhelmed throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and MVHS president Darlene Stromstad says it has highlighted the need for a new hospital in the region.
Oneida County has reported three coronavirus-related deaths Monday, along with 61 new positive cases.
The deaths which involve a nursing home resident bring the county’s total to 347.
The new cases which involve eight nursing home residents bring the county’s total to 18,143. One case was removed from the previous total upon further investigation.
Oneida County had has 3,186 active cases as of Monday afternoon, with 14,610 having been resolved.
There were 112 patients hospitalized in Oneida County, with 97 in the Mohawk Valley Health System and 15 at Rome Memorial Hospital. Twenty-five of the patients are nursing home residents.
Twelve people are hospitalized outside the county.
Observer-Dispatch
Oneida County reported three more COVID-19-related deaths and 72 new cases Friday, bringing the death toll to 334 and total cases to 17,882.
On Thursday, the county gave 212 people their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at its point of distribution, or POD, at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, according to the county. And it vaccinated another 309 people with their first dose at the county’s POD at Griffiss International Airport in Rome.
In total, the county has given first doses and second doses to those who are ready for them to 5,353 people, using up all the vaccine allocated to the county by the state.