FORT JACKSON, S.C. (Feb. 12, 2015) -- Moncrief Army Community Hospital officially opened its newly renovated front entrance with a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday.
The $2 million project provides the hospital with an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant entrance, a cover to protect drop-off patients from inclement weather, an updated heating and cooling system in the front entrance area and additional seating for Soldiers in training and other beneficiaries.
"This project is just the latest effort in making Moncrief a more comfortable and efficient facility," said Col. Traci E. Crawford, MACH commander.
Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, surgeon general of the Army and commander of U.S. Army Medical Command, attended the event and assisted in cutting the ribbon on the new entrance. She also thanked the Fort Jackson leadership for its support of MACH and Army Medicine as well as encouraged the hospital staff to continue providing the best service to all beneficiaries.
"We have to remember these doors are a nexus, and as people are coming and going through them, it's an experience that can be either positive or negative," Horoho said. "As we serve those who serve our nation, we need to make that as positive an experience as possible."
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