'Topping out' ceremony marks halfway point in VA hospital construction
By Jeff Kunerth, Orlando Sentinel
6:02 p.m. EST, February 27, 2011
Orlando's VA hospital, with 134 in-patient beds, will shorten the trip for 90,000 veterans in Central Florida who now go to VA hospitals in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Gainesville.
Veterans and elected officials marked the halfway point Sunday in the construction of the $665 million Orlando VA Medical Center with a "topping out" ceremony.
A 20-foot, 1,100-pound I-beam was lowered into place 140 feet above the ground, completing the steel framework.
The hospital, with 134 in-patient beds, will shorten the trip for 90,000 veterans in Central Florida who now go to VA hospitals in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Gainesville.
"We've been waiting for this for a long time," said Vietnam veteran Eustace L. Horne, 66, of Longwood.
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Topping out ceremony marks halfway point in VA hospital construction
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