InsideIQ Building Automation Alliance Member Firm Provides Access Control, CCTV for Replacement Hospital in Joplin, Mo.
The opening in March 2015 of the new Mercy Hospital Joplin marked an important milestone in the recovery of a community that was devastated by a powerful tornado in 2011. The Springfield, Mo., office of InsideIQ Building Automation Alliance member C&C Group participated in this recovery as the contractor selected to provide, program and commission the CCTV and access control systems within the new hospital facility. C&C Group is a leading facility services provider in the Midwest with headquarters in the Lenexa Kan., and a longtime member of InsideIQ, an international alliance of independent building automation contractors.
The new 900,000-square foot, $465 million, state-of-the-art facility replaces the former St. John’s Regional Medical Center, which was reduced to a shell after the EF-5 tornado hit Joplin. Following the disaster, there were 161 fatalities, more than 1,000 injuries and damages totaling an estimated $2.8 billion in the southwestern Mo. community. Restoring the hospital as quickly as possible was a priority of the Mercy health system, which committed to rebuilding soon after the tornado disaster.