Steel placement on the fourth and fifth stories of the new patient tower continues after a brief interruption in January due to a steel fabrication delay. This work, originally planned to be finished this month, should wrap up in March. The delay will not impact the timeline for the overall project. Starting in mid-January, scaffolding rose to enable exterior framing, which began Feb. 11. This is the first step in creating the building’s “skin.” Inside, rough framing of patient rooms, and piping work, continues.  

The City of Chico’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) is scheduled to review proposed plans for façade modifications of the existing medical center tower built in 1980. This public meeting is set for Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. in Conference Room 1 in the Chico City Council Chamber building at 421 Main Street. The proposed plans modify the exterior of the upper floors (second through fourth floors) of the existing patient tower so the design complements that of the patient tower currently being built. An agenda will be posted on the City of Chico website at http://www.chico.ca.us. Click on the Meetings & Events link, and then on Jan. 21 on the calendar.

If you enjoy observing construction progress but do not get around to the medical center often, we invite you to look at our slide shows, which are tracking the expansion. You can see photographs of the Enloe Parking Structure construction from start to finish, and watch the patient tower as it rises. Just visit www.enloe.org/century.