Crutcher Structures

🏗️ Five sectors complete, three more to go on the new 350-bed Western State Hospital New Forensic Hospital in Lakewood.

In partnership with Clark Construction Group, Crutcher Structures is delivering a major concrete package for the 467,000-square-foot ground-up hospital building, along with a 53,000-square-foot mass timber administration building.

Our team continues to progress west to east along the new hospital's footprint.

By the numbers so far:

-We’ve logged 120,000 man-hours.
-We’re placing 40,000 cubic yards of concrete on this project.
-We’re operating the project’s three tower cranes, the first of which will be dismantled early next month.

This project marks a significant step forward for forensic behavioral healthcare for the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services and we're proud to be a part of it.

📸: Tim Rice

We’ve placed the first concrete footings on the South Lab Addition at the Washington Public Health Laboratories campus in Shoreline. When complete, the 32,000-square-foot expansion will add new labs and offices for the Environmental Lab Services department, expanding testing capabilities and capacity for the Washington State Department of Health across a wide range of public health needs.

In April, the team expects to have slab on grade placement complete and structural steel on site.

This new facility will advance prevention and preparedness in Washington while reflecting a commitment to modern public health infrastructure that supports our communities.

The South Lab Addition will be complete in Q2 2027.

The Miller Hull Partnership

Excited to join Clark Construction Group and many others in celebrating the topping out of the first of eight sectors being built for the new 350-bed Western State Hospital New Forensic Hospital.

Lewis and Crutcher Structures are partnering with Clark to deliver a major concrete package for this new ground-up hospital building, along with a 53,000-square-foot mass timber administration building.

Our team will continue progressing west to east along the new hospital's footprint as we build the remaining sectors.

In addition to placing 40,000 cubic yards of concrete, Lewis is overseeing operations for the project’s three tower cranes, supporting the complex sequencing required for this large-scale build.

This project marks a significant step forward in transforming behavioral healthcare for forensic patients in Washington state, and we're proud to be a part of it.

We're partnering with Clark Construction Group to deliver a major concrete package for the new 467,000-square-foot, 350-bed Western State Hospital New Forensic Hospital and a 53,000-square-foot mass timber administration building.

This project marks a significant step forward in transforming behavioral healthcare for forensic patients in Washington state, and we're proud to be a part of it!

Our scope begins this month and will continue through summer 2026. This highly technical, phased work will be completed in sectors, with our team moving west to east along the new hospital's footprint. Crews will be starting with below-grade slabs in the basement before progressing above grade and then moving to the next sector.

The team will place about 40,000 cubic yards of concrete, including foundations, concrete decks, shear walls, and more. In addition to the concrete work, Lewis will be overseeing operations for the project’s three tower cranes, with the first set to be assembled this summer.

General contractor: Clark Construction Group
Architects: HOK and Architecture+
Structural and civil engineering: KPFF
MEP: Affiliated Engineers, Inc.