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Children’s Hospital in Basra on Target

Basra Children’s Hospital Construction on Schedule    
Sunday, 15 June 2008
By Sgt. 1st Class C. J. Sheely
215th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

An Iraqi foreman goes over issues with the construction on the site of the Basra Children's Hospital in Basra, Iraq. The hospital will have more than 90 beds and serve primarily as a pediatric cancer treatment facility. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Sheely.

An Iraqi foreman goes over issues with the construction on the site of the Basra Children’s Hospital in Basra, Iraq. The hospital will have more than 90 beds and serve primarily as a pediatric cancer treatment facility. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Sheely.

BASRA — The new Basra Children’s Hospital, a 94-bed pediatric cancer treatment facility, is currently under construction and is scheduled to open for patients in February 2009.

The Gulf Region South Corps of Engineers Basra Area Office is responsible for over 40 reconstruction sites the city. Site surveys are an integral part of the process to ensuring that projects are completed on time so Iraqis in the city have the infrastructure they need for every part of their lives.