Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary’s Health Care
Wins Top Honors in 2005 Associated Builders and Contractors
Construction Awards Program

The Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary’s Health Care was named the big winner in the 2005 Associated Builders and Contractors 2005 Construction Awards Competition on October 25, earning top honors in 5 categories, including the prestigious “Medical Construction over $20 million” category.

“Excellent, top notch workmanship,…just beautiful – very well done,…detail work impeccable,” were judges’ comments about the 175,000-square foot building, which was completed in December 2004 and opened to patients in January of this year.

The completed Cancer Center houses 42 private patient rooms, four surgical suites, a full chef’s kitchen, the Warren Reynolds Patient Information Library, a chapel, a rooftop garden, and a soaring atrium in the lobby.

“We are honored by this award,” commented Philip H. McCorkle, Jr., President and CEO of Saint Mary’s. “The building design was the result in great part of many conversations we had with cancer patients regarding what they wanted and needed in a cancer facility. And our donors made this all possible – the building was funded entirely through philanthropy.”

The building was constructed in keeping with national Green Building standards, and special care was given to eliminate disruption to the surrounding historical Heritage Hill neighborhood.