“Very good weather” aids construction progress

Wes Murray, CEO at Texas County Memorial Hospital, reported to board members at Tuesday’s monthly meeting that “very good weather” has helped with construction progress at the hospital. “We have already been able to do some things that were scheduled for a few weeks from now when the weather would typically be better,” he said. [...]

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Ambassadors in High Places at TCMH

When Texas County Memorial Hospital began working toward an expansion project, employees were identified from many departments throughout the hospital as “Ambassadors” for the hospital’s expansion project. At various times throughout the past few years, Wes Murray, TCMH CEO, meets with the Ambassador group and provides them with latest information on the hospital’s expansion project [...]

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Hard Hats Not Required in Hospital’s Front Lobby

Visitors and patients seated in the front lobby at Texas County Memorial Hospital this week might have wondered if they needed a hard hat while they waited for their appointment. A variety of loud screeching, hammering, drilling and cutting sounds emanated from behind the boarded up glass windows and doors. “It sounds like they might [...]

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Good Weather Keeps Project Moving On Schedule

At the TCMH Board of Trustees meeting last Tuesday, Wes Murray, chief executive officer at TCMH, reported to board members that “very good weather” has helped with construction progress at TCMH.  “We have already been able to do some things that were scheduled for a few weeks from now when the weather would typically be [...]

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The TCMH Front Awning Gets a New Home in Houston

Texas County Memorial Hospital offered the front awning, which was slated for demolition, to Downtown Houston Inc. to use as part of Lone Star Plaza in downtown Houston. L&R Industries in Cabool used a large crane and rigging to cut the awning off the front of the hospital. The awning was placed on the trailer [...]

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Major changes beginning at TCMH

Major changes are beginning to take place at Texas County Memorial Hospital. The south parking lot is ready to receive asphalt. Light poles will go up in the lot this week, and the lot will receive asphalt on Monday. The south lot will have 83 parking places and during the construction process, TCMH Medical Complex [...]

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Major Changes in Exterior Look of Hospital at Construction Moves Forward

The windows at the front of Texas County Memorial Hospital have been boarded up and “major changes will begin to take place” Wes Murray, chief executive officer at TCMH reported to hospital board members at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. The South parking lot at TCMH is ready to receive asphalt.  Light poles will go [...]

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Signed and Delivered: 27 contractors receive documents for TCMH project

Wes Murray, chief executive officer at TCMH and Mark Dethrow, USDA Rural Development area specialist, met with Matt Evans, JE Dunn project manager for the TCMH expansion and renovation project, on Tuesday. Murray and Dethrow signed 27 contracts, four copies of each contract. There was one book of contracts for TCMH, USDA, and JE Dunn [...]

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TCMH building project official after loan documents signed

“We have an official project.” Wes Murray, chief executive officer at Texas County Memorial Hospital, reported those words last week to board members at their monthly meeting. While bulldozers moved dirt and rock and excavators dug trenches outside the hospital, Murray explained that the signing of the loan documents by the Texas County Commissioners was [...]

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Interest rate drops for TCMH expansion project just before loan closing

Due to a recent drop in interest rates, Texas County Memorial Hospital will save almost $1 million in interest on the hospital’s $18.1 million expansion and renovation loan, board members heard last week at their monthly meeting. The quarter point interest rate drop brings the rate down to 3.75 percent from 4 percent. TCMH officials [...]

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Traffic issues around TCMH have been resolved

Traffic issues around the hospital and the TCMH Medical Complex have been resolved, the hospital reported this week. TCMH has applied with the Missouri Department of Transportation to expand the width of the north and south driveways in front of the hospital. “Widening the driveways will allow us to create two exit lanes — one [...]

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Construction Bids Awarded for TCMH Project

Late last Friday, TCMH officials received word that the USDA had reviewed the final construction budget, bid tabs, contract agenda, bids for equipment and bids for sole source items. The USDA confirmed the requested sole source items in addition to the low construction bids and approved all of the information allowing the general contractor for [...]

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