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114 COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — JULY : AUGUST 2016 FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION • OPERATION HEALING AND PEACE says Jim Sears, VP of Sears Contract, a commercial drywall company. "The Charlotte facility was by far the best coordinated and smoothest project of the three. For a facility that was extremely complicated and detailed, the construction process was much more successful with JE Dunn coordinating and leading the way." Significantly, the project overcame a bump early on when construction crews unexpectedly hit rock. Construction crews also made up 63 days lost to rain, snow and other nasty weather. All told, workers logged approximately 800,000 hours and completed the project with zero days lost to incidents. "This project was ahead of schedule and on or under budget, and that is a great feat in today's environment," says Kaye Green, director of the Salisbury VA Health Care System. Smorgasbord of services Cardiology, dermatology, audiology, wom- en's health, mental health, podiatry and prosthetics – all are among the more than 20 services planned to be provided by the health care center, which includes four op- erating rooms and 17 kidney dialysis units. With a single visit, a veteran will be able to fill a cavity, stitch a wound, get a pap test, pick-up prescriptions at the phar- macy, receive physical therapy – and more. An estimated 140,000 veterans live in metropolitan Charlotte, within the VA's Salisbury district. This district is home • $104 million construction budget • 800,000 construction hours • 295,000 square feet for clinical use • 40,000 veteran capacity annually • 2,000 jobs generated during construction • 1,900 parking spaces • 20+ medical services provided • 0 work days lost to incidents Charting the numbers A large, two story entryway welcomes Veterans, complete with the official United States Department of Veteran Affairs seal custom in laid with terrazzo in the center of the room. Located immediately to the left, user- friendly kiosks allow patients to check themselves in with ease. From CT scans to prosthetics, audiology, dermatology and women's health, to name a few - the VA HCC Charlotte is a "one-stop shop", providing all outpatient services that a veteran might need under one roof, eliminating doctor appointments scattered far and wide. In the event that a patient needs to be seen by multiple specialists, the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) design allows patients to remain in one room while the doctors and nurses come as needed. Centralized workstations facilitate patient record collaboration among specialists directly outside of the room.