Hospitals and Health Care Facilities

The John E. Green Company has more experience in the installation of piping and mechanical systems for hospital and health care facilities than any other Michigan-based mechanical contractor. Our superintendents are familiar with and capable of handling the work procedures and quality assurance practices required in hospital work.

In addition, our work force is familiar with the special practices required for major renovations where work occurs in-and-around sensitive patient areas. Our repeat business with the state's largest hospital groups is proof of our ability to do the work and to do it on time. We and the owner have a common goal: to improve the quality of care for hospital patients.

Our experience includes:

We are also experienced in the installation and hook-up of sensitive, medical equipment systems including:

John E. Green was the prime mechanical contractor for the 554-bed St. Joseph Mercy Hospital built at the Catherine McAuley Health Center. We have returned numerous times for additions and major remodeling, including renovation of the 10,000 square foot third floor OB unit creating new maternity suites complete with in-room whirlpool baths. We were also mechanical contractor for the 240,000 square foot Reichert Professional Medical Building at the same site.

A 100,000 square foot addition to William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, was originally slated for use as a professional medical office building. But as the hospital's own needs grew before construction was complete, it was re-slated for use as an outpatient care facility. John E. Green was the mechanical contractor for all systems which included tie-ins to existing plumbing, HVAC and sprinkler mains in the original hospital.

The Detroit Medical Center is one of the nation's largest medical facilities, encompassing separate but cooperative health care facilities for medical research, teaching and patient care. The John E. Green Company was the prime mechanical contractor for the original construction of many of these institutions, and has completed multi-million dollar contracts in all of them.

As part of a major renovation, we removed all existing air-handling, and heating/cooling equipment in this nine-story rehabilitation center, without disrupting patient services. Removal of existing boilers and the addition of four new boilers to the ninth floor mechanical suite was completed during the cooling season. Conversely, installation of new chillers, absorbers and air-handling units was timed to occur during the heating season.

One of the largest mechanical contracts ever awarded for a Michigan hospital was completed by John E. Green for the 914-bed Harper Hospital. As construction neared completion for the original six-floor hospital, it was decided to expand the scope of the project by adding three additional floors and closing an existing facility. As part of this elaborate addition, we removed a large portion of an existing mechanical room, including several massive absorption units, and placed them in the new ninth floor mechanical room.

Among the many hospital construction and renovation projects completed by John E. Green is the Detroit Receiving Hospital which anchors the sprawling Detroit Medical Center. We were the prime plumbing and fire protection contractor in this facility.

We were the mechanical contractor for all major mechanical systems when St. Luke's Hospital, Saginaw was originally constructed. Typical of our relationships with hospitals, we have received numerous contracts for renovations and additions to this 288 bed facility. These include all mechanical work in a 26,000 square foot addition that added two floors to an existing ambulatory surgery facility, and complete renovation of a nearly 100,000 square foot acute care facility which was upgraded and converted for use as a mental health campus.

To service a new seven-story addition to the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, a three-story mechanical wing was constructed to house all new air-handling equipment, boilers (including a waste-heat boiler which uses paper waste to produce steam for heating), medical gas systems and a new 3400 head fire protection system.