West Chester Medical Center to Hold Topping Off Ceremony

West Chester, OH-Members of the media are invited to attend the West Chester Medical Center topping off ceremony on Friday, December 7 from 2-3:30 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the construction site, located at 7700 University Drive, West Chester, Ohio. The ceremony will include remarks from representatives of the Health Alliance, Mortenson Messer Health Care Construction, and local officials. "Topping off" is the placing of a piece of structure, typically a steel beam, that will form the building's highest elevation.

West Chester Medical Center, part of the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, is a new 160-bed hospital being built in West Chester, Ohio and is expected to open in early 2009. It will provide the latest technology delivered in a healing, soothing environment. Conveniently located and easily accessible, services will include a full service emergency department, inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic and treatment services. For more information about West Chester Medical Center or to view the construction Webcam, visit www.westchestermedcenter.com.

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