The new Upland Hills Health Emergency Department and Lab grand opening was held in Dodgeville on August 25, 2026. Enjoy some of the photo highlights captured at the event, along with a list of fascinating facts and figures to showcase the complexity of the construction. Creating this beautiful, modern facility equips our medical professionals to continue to provide the best possible care for years to come, in a comfortable environment for patients, when it matters most.
The new Upland Hills Health Emergency Department & Lab in numbers:
120 construction workers, 15% local
3 local subcontractors
870 cubic yards of concrete
24 tons of rebar
212 pieces of structural steel
120,000 square feet of drywall
5,900 masonry blocks
29,000 bricks
95 doors
125,000 LF of CAT 6 Data Cable (Almost 24 miles)
25,000 LF of Access Control/Overhead Paging Wire (Almost 5 miles)
15,000 LF of Plumbing/HVAC piping (almost 3 miles)
29,000 # of ductwork (14.5 TN)
Electrical Conduit – 45,000ft
Electrical Copper Wire– 280,000ft (53 miles)
For modern pennies, which are 2.5% copper by weight, that could provide enough copper plating for roughly 98 million pennies!
… And according to the construction crew, lots of Bob’s Bitchin’ BBQ eaten!
Thank you to the general contractor, JH Findorff for providing us with this data.
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