Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
10/18/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/18/2024 11:38
Emergency Services Expansion update – Oct. 18, 2024
Emergency Services Expansion update - Oct. 18, 2024
October 18, 2024
Categories: Alaska Native Medical Center
Ongoing demolition and construction activities for the ESE Expansion project will continue to create noise and vibrations at the ANMC hospital.
Construction Update: Brick demolition continues at the east side, north corner of the ANMC hospital. This will create noise and vibrations as the brick is removed from the exterior of the building. Brick demolition will continue through the month of October into early November.
Demolition of existing footings and retaining walls continues. This will create noise and vibrations as construction crews use jackhammers to breakup and remove the footings and retaining walls.
Shoring of the former ambulance bay is complete, and demolition of the ambulance bay will start this week. This will create noise and vibrations. Shoring of the former ED entry is nearing completion, and demolition is scheduled for next week. This will also create noise and vibration.
Switchover to the temporary fuel line is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 18. The hospital will still have emergency backup power because the generator will still have access to pull from fuel in the day tanks. The hospital will still have heat as the boilers are run primarily from natural gas. The fuel oil serves as backup fuel for the boilers. Shoreside Petroleum is on standby to deliver fuel into the day tanks in the event of an emergency.
Reminder: Temporary Emergency Services Department now open
As construction continues to happen elsewhere in the hospital, the Temporary Emergency Services Department (ESD) opened on Sept. 7. Patients should present to the Temporary ESD, located on the southeast side of the hospital.
Access to the Temporary ESD is from the Diplomacy Drive entrance. The Tudor Centre entrance is for emergency vehicle access only. The former Emergency Room entrance is closed for construction.
Parking Update: Most of the ANMC hospital east parking lot is fenced off for construction activities. Day parking is no longer available in the ANMC hospital east lot, except for limited ADA accessible parking. The remainder of available parking in this area is reserved for ESD patients.
Additional parking locations include: the ANMC Patient Housing Parking Garage (north of the hospital), the Denali Parking Garage (east of the hospital), and the Flattop Mountain Parking Garage (south of the hospital). There is a marked pedestrian path from the Denali Parking Garage for all foot traffic between the garage and the ANMC hospital.
Learn more about the project, here: https://www.anthc.org/ed-expansion/