FEMA Helps Sumter Hospital with High-Tech Modular Units

Cogim modular units (left) supplied by FEMA through its Public Assistance program, are being assembled into a 70,000 sq. ft., 70-bed interim medical complex slated to open this fall on the site of Sumter Regional Hospital's former HealthPlex annex destroyed in March 2007 by a tornado that also severely damaged the main facility. Some assembly required. It's a phrase we associate with bicycles, toys and furniture, but a hospital? It's not that far-fetched. In Americus, Ga., it's just what the doctor ordered.When Sumter Regional Hospital was seriously damaged by a tornado last March, the fastest and most innovative way to build an interim facility was to use high-tech modular units supplied by FEMA. (Read More)

Last Modified: Wednesday, 18-Jul-2007 12:05:08 EDT