FreemanWhite Contracted By Pitt County Memorial Hospital For Renovation Of Vascular Lab

RALEIGH, N.C. – Ned Jennings, principal at FreemanWhite, has announced that the firm has been contracted by Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C. to design the renovation of the hospital’s existing Vascular Lab #1. The project includes accommodating the requirements of new vascular equipment. Architectural and structural elements, as well as fire protection, plumbing, HVAC and electrical systems, will be modified as required to accommodate the renovation. The project area encompasses approximately 900 square feet.

News Facts:

· FreemanWhite has been contracted by Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C. to design renovation of the existing Vascular Lab #1.
· The project includes accommodating the requirements of new vascular equipment.

Quotes:
“Pitt County Memorial Hospital is experiencing considerable growth, and we are grateful that they selected FreemanWhite to accommodate their needs on this project,” said Jennings. “This project will allow the hospital to enhance the quality of the vascular services it already provides by utilization of new and improved vascular equipment.”

About Pitt County Memorial Hospital:
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the flagship hospital for University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina and serves as the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Pitt Memorial is a regional resource for all levels of health services and information. The hospital is a tertiary referral center and provides acute, intermediate, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to more than 1.2 million people in 29 counties. In an average year the hospital serves, about 33,000 inpatients and more than 266,000 outpatients are treated in our facilities. More than 3,000 babies are born here in a typical year. Our clinical staff includes more than 500 physicians and 1,200 nurses. Pitt Memorial is fully accredited by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). For more information please visit http://www.uhseast.com.

About FreemanWhite:
FreemanWhite provides architectural, engineering, interior design and consulting services for healthcare organizations in the United States. Founded in 1892, the firm has offices in Charlotte, N.C., Raleigh, N.C. and San Diego, Calif. and employs more than 200 professionals. The firm has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being named the 2005 North Carolina AIA Firm of the Year, as well as the fifteenth largest healthcare firm in the United States in 2006 by Modern Healthcare magazine. For more information please visit http://www.freemanwhite.com or call 919-782-0699.

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Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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