Presbyterian Rust Medical Center to Begin Construction on New Patient Tower

Construction is scheduled to begin May 27 on Presbyterian’s massive expansion at its Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho.
General contractor McCarthy Building Cos. will build an $80 million six-story patient tower with 120 beds and eventually a 21,500-square-foot cancer center at the site, located at 2400 Unser Blvd. SE.
Officials said Friday that the patient tower construction will temporarily reroute the emergency department entrance on the west side of the hospital. Spokeswoman Amanda Schoenberg said patients will access it through the main hospital entrance during construction. It should reopen in March 2015, she said.
The complex sits on 66 acres and employs about 600 people. The expansion is expected to add another 100 jobs.
The architect on the massive project is Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, which worked with McCarthy on the original Presbyterian Rust Medical Center project.
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By: Damon Scott (Albuquerque Business First)
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