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Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn (second from left) accepts a piece of steel from Army Col. Richard Muraski Feb. 9, 2012, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The steel was embedded with coins representing design and construction partners for the new Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center construction project (background right). The presentation commemorated the initiation of vertical construction of the new medical facility which is expected to be completed in 2015. Hepburn is commander, 59th Medical Wing, and Muraski is commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District. (Courtesy photo)
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Medical Wing commander receives steel memento
Posted 2/17/2012 Updated 2/17/2012
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by Sue Campbell
59th Medical Wing Public Affairs
2/17/2012 - LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Design and construction leaders for the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (WHASC) project team presented a section of steel to 59th Medical Wing Commander Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn Feb. 9, 2012, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The memento commemorated the initiation of vertical construction of the new, state-of-the-art medical facility and was embedded with coins that represented the various project stakeholders.
"The composition and forging of steel reflect the commitment of the many project team partners," said Army Col. Richard Muraski, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District. "Various Corps of Engineers, Air Force and Department of Defense agencies, along with commercial design and construction companies are all working together to build a high-quality new facility."
The section of steel was part of the first of four phases of construction on the new WHASC. The project continues on track as the contractor has received approximately 60 percent of the required steel beams, columns, decking, and accessories on site and the structural steel framing for the A Wing is about 45 percent complete.
"The magnitude of the new facility expands beyond Lackland," said Hepburn, who is also director of the San Antonio Military Health System. "The WHASC will care for the military beneficiaries of the greater San Antonio area and its personnel will deploy globally, serving the vital missions of the SAMHS and the 59th MDW."
The new WHASC will continue to be the DoD's largest outpatient ambulatory surgical center. Construction is expected to be complete in 2015.
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