Supporting patient care during construction takes creativity, planning, and trust. At Methodist Health System’s Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Skiles Group is managing two complex upgrades—one inside the imaging suite, the other outside the ORs—bringing in new technology, expanding capacity, and coordinating every detail to keep care uninterrupted. Check out how our team is helping MRMC continue to grow…
MRI REPLACEMENT:
This 900-SF interior renovation involves replacing the hospital’s only MRI unit and refreshing the surrounding imaging suite—including the control room, equipment room, flooring, ceilings, millwork, light fixtures, and paint. Here’s what makes this project so magnetic:
▪️Installation of a temporary MRI unit, complete with walkways and power, allows the hospital to continue serving patients throughout construction.
▪️Delivery of a much larger MRI, which requires widening access paths through existing corridors—with only inches to spare.
▪️A complex overnight shutdown of half the hospital’s critical power system, to tie into the main electrical panel at the Central Utility Plant.
▪️Weeks of coordination with hospital staff ensure patient safety and uninterrupted care during critical power work.
OR/PACU EXPANSION:
This addition includes two separate building expansions: a 5,600-SF OR suite and a 1,800-SF PACU expansion. Together, they provide two new ORs, one OR shell space, 18 additional patient beds, and two new nurses’ stations. Here’s why this one needs surgical precision:
▪️Proximity to the hospital’s helipad requires securing all materials and debris during inbound flights.
▪️A patient transport path through the construction zone must remain clear and operational at all times—closing access to the OR expansion whenever a patient is in transit.
▪️Adjacency to the 24/7 loading dock limits crane placement, delivery schedules, and on-site staging—making Lean planning and just-in-time coordination essential.
▪️Structural tie-ins to active ORs and patient areas are being completed with zero disruption to ongoing procedures or care.
From power systems to patient pathways, Justin Davis, Erik Flores, Desmond Adger, Miguel Garcia, Billy Geris, Francisco Eduardo Perez, and Gordon McKay, kept care moving—bringing safety, precision, and focus to every detail along the way.
