-- Hattiesburg, MS: Mac’s Construction has recently broken ground on its latest healthcare construction project at William Carey University. The new build scheme, which will see the Hattiesburg-based company construct a more than 74,000 square foot facility to help provide additional capacity for the university.
Speaking to WDAM7, University President, Tommy King said that “this will be the largest single building William Carey has ever built”.
When complete in the fall of 2021, the new building will house the university’s Health Information Management, Health Administration, Nursing, and Physical Therapy programs.
Ahead of the opening of the new facility, William Carey University has seen a record number of new students enrolling for these programs. These students, that start their programs in August 2020, will be some of the first to take advantage of the new world-class facilities, which the faculty have described as “a great asset to the school’s health science programs”.
Mac’s Construction was chosen by the college for its expertise in the health and college construction sectors, having recently completed a number of other high profile projects including a new hospice facility. Asbury Hospice House, also in Hattiesburg, is an 18,000-square-foot facility that serves 19 counties across southern Mississippi, providing crucial end-of-life care.
This vast experience has allowed Mac’s Construction to understand that each healthcare project is unique and that a bespoke approach is required to deal with its set of challenges.
With the current COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare construction has never been so important as new facilities need to be built and existing ones upgraded to meet the new requirements.
To assist in these demanding times, Mac’s team consists of experienced people that can deliver quality construction work within live healthcare environments, ensuring delivery is completed on time and to the quality expected by the client. They achieve this without interrupting vital patient care and ensuring the complete safety of staff, patients, and visitors.
When asked about the new healthcare construction project at William Carey University, Mac’s Construction CEO, James McMahon commented: “Mac’s Construction has decades of experience in the healthcare and college construction sectors, we are delighted to be able to use our expertise to deliver such an important building in these challenging times”.
About Mac’s Construction
Mac’s Construction Company Inc was founded in 1970 by its CEO, James McMahon. He has worked in construction all his life, starting as a laborer and working his way up to construction superintendent before starting Mac’s Construction. He remains “hands-on” to this day.
With fifty years of business behind them, Mac’s Construction has built up a reputation of delivering high-quality construction projects for a range of public sector clients, including those in the healthcare, higher education, K-12, and government sectors. The company also has strong experience of working with banking, worship, industrial, and manufacturing clients.
Mac’s Construction has its corporate headquarters in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has an additional office in Fort Worth, Texas. It is also licensed to operate in Alabama and Louisiana.
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