Emergency Department Renovation: First Visible Changes

The first visible changes in a 24-month project to renovate and expand Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s Emergency Department and Main Entrance occurred this week. Workers prepared for construction by erecting fences around three areas: the Lodge building, which is scheduled for demolition next week; a lawn that will be used for construction traffic; and a staff parking lot, which will be transformed, over the next few months, into a temporary main entrance to the hospital complex.

About 40 staff and patient parking spots were reassigned to other lots. Patients will notice that some sidewalks will be closed throughout the construction. Signs on construction fences point the way to alternative routes.

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