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Salem Community Hospital
Patient Tower Addition
Prout Boiler’s involvement in the Salem Hospital project brought about new challenges not yet faced by
contractors in NE Ohio. To deal with an expedited schedule, Prout Boiler was introduced to the idea of large
scale prefabrication. Most new building construction puts the MEP trades on hold until a structure is available
to work in. With Salem Hospital, however, Prout Boiler took charge within an off-site warehouse and used our
in-house design team to coordinate the plumbing, HVAC, fire protection and electrical work and began
prefabrication of overhead corridor rack systems, patient room bathroom pods, and medical gas headwall units.
This all took place while the general trades were busy erecting the shell of the tower. Once our racks, pods, and
walls were complete, the construction of the new tower was far enough along to take delivery of the
prefabricated items. Below are pictures of work taking place in the warehouse, and a shot of the corridor racks
being installed on site. Some of the benefits of the prefabricated work include a higher level of safety, ease of
testing piping systems, organized material handling, and improved coordination with the other trades.
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