Thiebear Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Happy feel good story of the day: Iraq’s Baquba Maternity Hospital Now Delivers Hotel-turned-maternity-hospital, now delivers babies instead of room service. By Polli Barnes Keller Gulf Region North U.S. Army Corps of Engineers MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2005 — Baquba Maternity hospital, a hotel-turned-maternity-hospital, now delivers babies instead of room service. The facility houses 229 beds and serves a local population of approximately 350,000. Workers completed the $700,000 transformation in Diyala Province on January 4, 2006. After the Iraqi government requested a change to the building’s function, a local construction company conducted the renovations. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) provided quality assurance and over-watch for the project. The modernization included repairs to the wastewater treatment plant, incinerator, and elevators in the hospital. Workers installed a new water purification system, as well. “This facility was originally designed and built as a hotel and was converted to a maternity hospital in the 1980s. The overall layout and utilities of the facility were constructed to function as a hotel. This included the elevators, sewage treatment facility, water supply, and the internal layout of the building,” said Basim Hussain, USACE Project Contracting Office Project Manager for Building, Health and Education, when asked the most interesting aspect of this project. “The scope to renovate this facility included bringing the elevators back to sound operating condition, installing a state-of-the-art medical waste incinerator, The Baquba Maternity hospital, a hotel-turned-maternity-hospital, houses 229 beds and serves a local population of approximately 350,000. Photo courtesy of Gulf Region North an overhaul and upgrade of the sewage treatment capability to properly address medical wastewater and provide for a better potable water quality,” said Hussain. “The objective was to reduce sources of infection which is the number one battle in any health facility.” The hospital remained functional throughout the repair process as officials coordinated all construction and renovations with hospital staff to minimize disruptions to hospital operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Force Cane Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 thanks for sharing :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown 43 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 What? Something good happening in Iraq? I don't understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cskin Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Is this a different Iraq than the ones the Dems/Libs keep talking about? I thought it was pure chaos... a quagmire.... a killing zone.... a complete hell with no end in sight? What's this talk of hospitals.... and babies being born.... and puppies and small children frolicking in the streets. Let's stay focused here.... and talk about the blood...killing...dying.... bombings..... Bush Lied.... People Died..... NO WMDS....... torture....gulags..... nazis.... and more blood, killing, and dying. Stay on Point here guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Good and bad stuff both happen there on a daily basis. While mostly only the latter is reported it is important to recognize that both happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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