Initial comments:
This report is the result of an occupancy survey conducted on October 2, 2026, at Lancaster General Hospital -Women and Babies Hospital, located at 690 Good Drive, Lancaster, Pa. The scope of work includes new steel beams added directly below Omnicell bearing points (tight to the underside of the existing floor deck). They will span from Grid A to Grid B. At Grid B, they will be connected to the steel girders at Grid B. At Grid A, they will bear on the existing CFMF wall. Because the bearing points are located above a window within the wall below, a new steel channel will be added tight to the top of the wall, with steel posts on both sides (within the wall). The new steel beams may be spliced at fourth points for ease of erection. In order to install the structural reinforcement noted above, there will be ceiling demolition required within the post-partum patient room directly below the pharmacy as well as within the corridor adjacent. Once the structural reinforcement has been installed; the ceilings will be replaced in kind and painted to match existing finishes. There will be (2) new post downs installed within the existing exterior wall at the first-floor post-partum room on either side of the existing window. The existing wall within the first-floor post-partum room will need to be temporarily opened to install the new support posts within the wall cavity. Once the structural post installation is complete, the exterior wall will be closed to match existing rated assembly Based on the occupancy survey, it was determined the facility was in compliance with all applicable requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Rules and Regulations for Hospitals, 28 Pa Code, Part IV, Subparts A and B, November 1987, as amended June 1998 and the current edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities.
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