The $24M renovation and expansion of the Lincoln Medical Center Emergency Room in the Bronx, NY was one of Stalco's major healthcare projects in New York City. This level 1 trauma center is the fifth-busiest emergency department in the United States. The emergency department increased to 57,095 square feet, and the number of treatment bays doubled from 53 to 106. The project team also included architect Perkins Eastman; construction manager Hunter Roberts Construction Group; structural engineer GACE Consulting Engineers DPC; MEP engineer Kallen & Lemelson, Consulting Engineers, LLP; geotechnical engineer Pillori Associates, PA; and landscape designer RGR Landscape Architecture.
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