When the first shovels were stuck in the ground in April 2018, the major construction project that would result in a new six-story tower and emergency department was officially underway. It’s difficult for many to fathom the amount of effort that goes into building a major project from the ground up. With the opening of the Wayne and Joan Webber Emergency and Trauma Center a reality, here’s the project at a glance 457,000 bricks 228,444 construction hours 147,840 feet of conduit 43,735 square-feet 40,000 cubic-yards of soil removed 3,112 steel beams 2,100 light fixtures 1,398 tons of steel 782 days from groundbreaking to opening 237 chairs 115 miles of wire 68 treatment spaces 7 resuscitation rooms 6 floors 6 imaging units 1 new, leading-edge emergency department Now open! The Wayne and Joan Webber Emergency and Trauma Center is now open! Click here