Baptist Health held a topping-out ceremony today on the 37-acre site in Conway to mark the completion of the main steel structure for Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. Baptist Health president and CEO Troy Wells, civic leaders, community members, local physicians, and Baptist Health employees celebrated this milestone for the 111-bed hospital located on the west side of Interstate 40 in Conway.
"It's hard to believe that just one year ago we were here breaking ground for construction and now we are celebrating the topping-out for this facility," said Wells. "It was exciting then, but even more so now as we place the symbolic final beam for our new hospital."
Since construction began, the hospital has already increased in size to 264,000-square-foot and is now 111-beds after the expansion of the Women's Center added labor and delivery. The medical center is still on track to open in the spring of 2016 with eight operating rooms and a Level III trauma-center emergency room.
"While this topping-out represents the physical structure, it means much more to our community," said Jamie Carter, vice-president and administrator of Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. "This three-story medical center will address the healthcare needs of Faulkner County and surrounding areas, which have experienced unprecedented population growth over the past 10 years."
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