Healthcare Northern New England

E.S. Boulos Completes First Phase Eastern ME Med. Ctr. Modernization

EMMC Modernization Aerial View

EMMC modernization aerial view / MorrisSwitzer – Environments for Health

Bangor, ME – NECA Maine Division contractor, E.S. Boulos Company, of Westbrook, Maine, has recently completed the first phase of electrical construction of the Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) modernization project in Bangor. The project scope at the new eight-story, 350,000sf facility included providing primary and emergency power, lighting and lighting controls, convenience power, voice/data communications, fire alarm, nurse call, AV, and security system installations. Phase 1 of the state-of-the-art healthcare facility includes a new entrance, lobby, 29-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and 32-bed cardiac telemetry unit.
The facility, officially named the Penobscot Pavilion, is centrally located within the existing Eastern Maine Medical Center complex.

E.S. Boulos is working with a project team headed by general contractor Cianbro / Brassfield Gorrie, of Pittsfield, Maine.

The team also included architect MorrisSwitzer – Environments for Health, Portland, Maine.
The project required close coordination between E.S. Boulos and EMMC personnel, as the contractor coordinated all electrical shutdowns and cutovers to ensure the project was handled without disruption to existing operations.
At peak construction, E.S. Boulos supervised a field crew of 40 electricians and technicians from IBEW Local 1253 in Fairfield, Maine. The project team was headed by project manager Jason Queen, project engineer Mark Reynolds, BIM coordinator Tom Clements, superintendent John Federich, and general foreman Tyler Poulin.
E.S. Boulos is also well under way with the second phase of the project, which includes electrical installations for a pre- and post-recovery unit and nuclear medicine suite; a new cardiac suite with eight procedure rooms; 14 new operating rooms outfitted with state-of-the-art technology; a new anesthesia care unit; and a new intensive care unit.