Rotarians also got a sneak peek at the new facility which they were allowed to tour following their meeting.
"As you can imagine with a facility this size and this complex and with the thought of consolidating campuses with Lanier Park, there's a lot of work to be done and a lot of steps and procedures that have to be followed to get us to opening this new building on the 19th," Gardner said.
Because of that, there likely won't be any more such meetings and "sneak peeks" until it's time for the open house.
Gardner placed the 128-bed Tower's final price tag at an estimated $180 million and the cost of the new Women and Children's Pavilion at $52 million.
"From a financial perspective it's a very monumental time in the history of the system," Gardner said.â
"We’re opening...in the middle of the biggest financial crisis in the history of this country, but this is a very, very strong hospital," CEO Jim Gardner said.
The Rotunda's glass roof soars 62 feet.
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