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Workers were removing construction materials, laying fresh sod and pouring concrete for new sidewalks Wednesday as they put finishing touches on Samaritan Hospital's expansion plan.

The largest piece of the project was a new five-story patient pavilion, named in honor of the late Heinrich Medicus, a retired Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor whose $10 million contribution helped drive a successful community fundraising campaign.

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St. Peter's Health Partners posted a time-lapse video showing the progress of the building from photos taken daily over two years by Samaritan Hospital nurse Hugh Wright.

The four-year Troy Master Facilities Plan by St. Peter's Health Partners, involving both Samaritan and St. Mary's Hospitals in Troy, carried a $99 million price tag and included the new Hildegard Medicus Cancer Center at St. Mary's, as well as a Women's Imaging Center and the relocation of the Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing to St. Mary's; a new parking garage, emergency department, intensive care and progressive care units, medical/surgical units and an endoscopy suite, all at Samaritan.

Physicians and staff will mark the completion with a ceremony during the noon hour Thursday.