EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes at the New Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Part 2

Since Base Realignment and Closing (BRAC) was announced several years ago, the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital has been the centerpiece of the construction effort at Fort Belvoir.

At an estimated cost of $1.03 billion the hospital is separated into five pavilions (named River, Eagle, Oaks, Sunrise and Meadow) and two parking garages. The complex can only be described as state-of-the-art, and it is filled with evidence-based design features that must be seen to be appreciated. The project has attracted interest from engineers and architects from across the globe.

The hospital is on schedule to open on August 10. Until now, the only way for the general public to get a look at the progress of the inside of the hospital was the occasional photo from the hospital’s Flickr stream.

But Patch was the first outside media organization given access to the interior of the hospital and over the course of the next week will provide its readers with unique access to the structure.

, we introduced Dr. Rick Repeta and today he’ll give a detailed explanation of the River and Eagle Pavilions. Repeta will talk about why the hospital was designed the way it was and how the whole project was influenced by Disney.

The River Pavilion contains pediatrics, internal medicine and behavior health services for adults and children. The Eagle Pavilion is dedicated to specialties including cardiology, gastroenterology and allergy/immunology.

Stay tuned next week for more video from Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.

For a look at other construction sites on Fort Belvoir click . And for a look at the new bridge over Route 1 click .

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