The joint venture partners, named Walsh-Turner Joint Venture II, have been awarded an $840 million contract to build a new Louisville VA Hospital by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This partnership involves the combined efforts of the Chicago-based Walsh Construction and New York-based Turner Construction, bringing together the vast experience of the two large companies in health care, building management and federal projects.
This new Louisville VA Hospital is intended to replace the worn out Robley Rex VA Medical Center, located at Zorn Avenue, just off Interstate 71, spans decades at this point. The old medical center has been in existence for 69 years and after some assessments, The VA agency decided that the old building could no longer be reconfigured to meet their needs. A new medical center was needed which could meet the potential future needs of the region’s veterans.
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Development plans for the project will cover the construction of a new 910,000-square-foot medical center with 104 beds, parking structures, a 42,200-square-foot central utility plant, roadways, sidewalks, and several other improvements to the site. The medical facility will also incorporate what Turner refers to as the modern carer concepts. It will also make provision for female veterans through a Women’s Health Clinic, consisting of four Patient Aligned Care Teams.
Stephen Black, the Center Director of Robley Rex Medical, referred to the Louisville VA Hospital project as a state of the art medical center that their veterans deserved and he stated that the project could run until 2025.
Black said, “Not only is this going to be a hospital that focuses on world-class care for veterans, but there’s going to be lots of opportunities for work for veterans in the building of this hospital.”
Black also pointed out that there would be opportunities for Veteran-owned companies to be subcontracted for the Louisville VA Hospital project, with as much $95 million to be made available in subcontracting for veteran-owned companies, small businesses and other regional firms.
