Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania embarked on the first phase of a multi-phase master plan.  With limited available site area, the goal was to construct the first phase while preserving the ability to continue its expansion in the future.  The Phase I hospital expansion includes a total of 56,000 square feet of steel framed construction.  The Emergency Department addition includes 10,000 square feet of single story steel frame with provisions for a future vertical expansion up to seven stories.  The patient facilities addition consists of 44,000 square feet of two-story steel frame with provisions for a vertical expansion up to six stories.