Cookeville Regional Medical Center Constructs Patient Tower

Cookeville Regional Medical Center is constructing an $80 million, 228,000-sf patient tower in Cookeville, Tenn. The six-story north tower is slated for completion in October of 2008 with a grand opening slated for early 2009. The project began construction in fall of 2006. The project includes a two-story atrium lobby and two entrances. The second floor will house a cancer center featuring a TomoTherapy unit, a new technology for radiation treatment of cancerous tumors. The third floor will accommodate 30 critical care beds, with floors four through six housing a total of 227 private patient rooms. The project contractor is Turner Universal Construction of Brentwood, Tenn. The north patient tower addition will more than double Cookeville’s existing footprint, bringing the size of the hospital to 657,000-sf.