Moore Hospital Begins to Rebuild
MOORE, Okla. — Construction is under way to build a new hospital on the site of the former Moore Medical Center hospital, which was destroyed by an EF5 tornado in May 2013.
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Moore Medical Center Demolished After Tornado Damage
MOORE, Okla. — On June 25, demolition crews began tearing down the remains of Moore Medical Center, which was destroyed in an EF5 tornado that swept through Moore, Okla., on May 20. About 200 employees, former patients and residents gathered outside the medical center, owned by Norman Regional Health System (NRHS), for a walking tour of the wreckage and a remembrance ceremony before the building was destroyed.
Read moreGround Broken on St. John’s Mercy Hospital Campus in Joplin
ST. LOUIS — McCarthy Building Co. broke ground on a new $335 million, 825,000-square-foot hospital in Joplin, Mo., to replace the former tornado-stricken facility.
New Hospital Brings Permanent Facility to Tornado-Hit Area
RICHMOND, Va. — The new Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, a 183,000-square foot replacement hospital for a tornado-ravished facility, recently opened its doors in Americus, Ga.
On March 1, 2007, an EF-3 tornado hit the city of Americus causing millions of dollars in damage to the community — including the destruction of the Sumter Regional Hospital, owned and operated by the Americus & Sumter County Hospital Authority.
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