{"id":943,"date":"2024-08-24T07:40:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/2024\/08\/24\/epic-build-battle-wbamc-vs-el-paso-vahcs\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T08:43:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T15:43:17","slug":"epic-build-battle-wbamc-vs-el-paso-vahcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/2024\/08\/24\/epic-build-battle-wbamc-vs-el-paso-vahcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Build Battle &#8211; WBAMC vs El Paso VAHCS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/b8b79450-8a39-4a64-b753-be3541b4d59c-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/b8b79450-8a39-4a64-b753-be3541b4d59c-1.png 655w, https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/b8b79450-8a39-4a64-b753-be3541b4d59c-1-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Artist rendering of new El Paso VA HCS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My local Veterans Administration will be <a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/news\/2024\/08\/23\/renderings-released-of-new-el-paso-va-main-clinic-on-ft-bliss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">breaking ground on their new hospital next week<\/a>. Expected to be a 492,996 square foot medical center, it will be built next to the existing William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) with a scheduled completion date in 2028. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkconstruction.com\/business-with-us\/trade-contractors\/opportunities\/va-el-paso-new-health-care-facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clark Construction has been awarded the contract.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until 2021, both EP VAHCS and WBAMC shared connected facilities. Then WBAMC constructed their new hospital. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasotimes.com\/story\/news\/2021\/06\/28\/fort-bliss-army-hospital-finally-ready-open-july-el-paso\/7787387002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">That project was riddled with setbacks<\/a> both in time and money. Construction began in 2013 with an expected completion date in 2017. But that completion date kept getting extended. Clocking in at $1.4 billion ($629 million over budget) it finally opened in 2021 and dubbed the most expensive hospital in the world by us locals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will be nice to have the emergency room of WBAMC co-located with the VA hospital once again. Not to mention just a little bit closer to my house. Question is, how long will it take and how much over budget? Currently the projected cost is just south of $617.5 million. I saw the model at the current VA hospital lat week. Assuming I\u2019m still around, I\u2019ll keep us up to date right here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My local Veterans Administration will be breaking ground on their new hospital next week. Expected to be a 492,996 square foot medical center, it will be built next to the existing William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) with a scheduled completion date in 2028. Clark Construction has been awarded the contract. 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