WASHINGTON, D.C. – Construction began July 1 on what is being called the New Sibley Memorial Hospital. Essentially, the hospital campus is being rebuilt, with the recent groundbreaking marking the start of construction on a 469,000 square foot, 200-bed facility on the campus in northwest Washington.
The hospital, owned by Johns Hopkins Medicine, will include an expanded emergency department, inpatient pharmacies, 50 post-partum rooms and an 18-bay special care nursery. The eight-story facility is scheduled for completion in August 2016.
According to officials, the new ED will be large enough to accommodate 45,000 projected visits annually. Space will be also be allotted to house a new central chiller plant and consolidation of all emergency generators.
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