Suffolk Construction celebrated the opening of Holy Family Hospital's 24,000 s/f emergency center at a ribbon cutting ceremony. Suffolk completed construction on the $14.1 million medical facility, which includes 32 private treatment rooms, a two-bay cardiac room, a double trauma room, a dedicated imaging area with a 64-slice CT scanner and digital radiographic imaging, and a rapid medical evaluation area in the lobby. Designed to treat up to 54,000 patients annually, the new emergency center will nearly double the hospital's emergency center capacity. The Suffolk team worked with project manager RFWalsh Collaborative Partners and architect firm The S/L/A/M Collaborative to deliver the emergency center project on time and on budget, without interruption to the hospital. Construction on the project began in November 2009. The emergency center is part of Steward Health Care's five-site initiative, featuring construction projects at Carney Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Holy Family Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital, and St. Elizabeth's Medical Center. Shown (from left) are: Father Peter Gori, O.S.A.; Michael Walsh, director of business development, Suffolk Const.; Cardinal Sean O'Malley; Richard Polvino AIA, principal, S/L/A/M; Paul Dion, Senior project manager, RFWalsh; Steven Ansel, principal, S/L/A/M; Chase Terrio, assistant superintendent, Suffolk Const.; Lester Schindel, president, Holy Family Hospital; Ralph de la Torre, MD, chairman and CEO, Steward Health Care; Joe Reilly, principal and project executive, RFWalsh; Arlene Champey, safety officer, Holy Family Hospital; Steven Crespo, MD, chief of the emergency center, Holy Family Hospital; David White, vice president, Woodard & Curran; Gregory Christie, program director, emergency center, Holy Family Hospital; and John Carciero, director of facilities, Holy Family Hospital