Project updates

Construction progress

Exterior work nearing completion
We are less than a year away from the completion of our first phase of construction and opening a new emergency department to the Rochester community in 2027. Crews continue to make significant and exciting progress, finishing the exterior walls and roofing, and transitioning to final site work throughout the interior. ...
New views from the inside out
The project is now in Phase 1A, which includes detailed, collaborative transition planning—but also significant buildout of the mechanical floor and interior through April 2027. Check out the latest updates after a walk through the heart of the building....
Crews work to enclose the building in time for winter
Strong staff make their mark on final steel beam for expansion. To illustrate where we are in the project, you might compare a building to a human body: It has a steel skeleton to give it a shape, and concrete on more than half the floors....
Strong staff make their mark on final steel beam for expansion
Strong staff make their mark on final steel beam for expansion. To illustrate where we are in the project, you might compare a building to a human body: It has a steel skeleton to give it a shape, and concrete on more than half the floors....
Strong Expansion Project moves into the summer: Here’s what’s new
After a long winter and rainy spring, crews continue work on the Strong Expansion Project this summer. New steel and concrete are giving shape to the future of a larger, more modern space to treat patients and help our community....
Structural steel taking shape
It’s hard to miss the visible signs of our expanded Emergency Department and in-patient pavilion. Driving past, you can now see the framework for three floors rising up from the ground. Despite winter conditions, crews are working hard to meet critical project milestones....
Arrival of crane marks project milestone
A major step forward for the Strong Expansion Project arrived on September 6, 2024. A free-standing static tower crane was erected on a prebuilt foundation within the construction site. The tower has a horizontal boom with a 360° rotation for moving assembled construction materials onto the new building and its foundation as it is constructed....
Amid winter temps, construction crews keep work moving
Our construction site continues to buzz with activity as crews continue excavation and installation of sheet piles. They have begun pouring concrete for the future building's foundation which will continue in the coming months....