Congressman Chet Edwards (D-Texas), chair of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee and Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, U.S. Army surgeon general, tour the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital project site Dec. 7. (U.S. Army photo: Marc Barnes)
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Congressman Edwards, Army surgeon general tour Fort Belvoir Community Hospital project
Posted December 10, 2009
By Norfolk District Public Affairs
12/10/2009 - FORT BELVOIR, Va — Congressman Chet Edwards (D-Texas), chair of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, and Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, U.S. Army surgeon general, tour the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital project site Dec. 7. They were joined by officials from the congressional representative's staff, the surgeon general's staff, Dewitt Health Care Network, the U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Fort Belvoir garrison.
The Fort Belvoir Community Hospital will become part of the National Capital Region's integrated military healthcare organization, a world-class medical delivery system dedicated to care for the needs of service members and eligible beneficiaries. Together with the U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District is leading design and construction of the $807 million hospital.
The FBCH campus includes a seven-story, 120-bed hospital tower, four buildings, which house more than 25 Primary and Specialty Care clinics, two open-air parking garages and a central utilities plant. When complete, the hospital will be one of the world's premier military medical facilities.
Updated: 10-Dec-2009