30 OCTOBER 2026 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Blasting by: Sandvik & Dyno Nobel Quarry Academy November 17-19 ~ San Antonio, TX www.quarryacademy.com Irrigation by: Rain Bird Academy Training November 2-6 ~ Anaheim, CA November 2-6 ~ The Villages, FL November 16-20 ~ San Diego, CA November 16-20 ~ Atlanta, GA phone: 800-498-1942 E-mail: training@rainbird.com Pipe by: McElroy University Saddle Fusion Operator Qualification November 3 ~ Broken Arrow, OK Socket Fusion Operator Qualification November 3 ~ Broken Arrow, OK Manual Butt Fusion Operator Qualification November 4 ~ Broken Arrow, OK Medium Diameter Hydraulic Butt Fusion Operator Qualification November 5-6 ~ Broken Arrow, OK Large Diameter Fusion Operator Qualification November 10-11 ~ Broken Arrow, OK Large Diameter TracStar® iSeries Fusion Operator Qualification November 12-13 ~ Broken Arrow, OK phone: 918-836-8611 www.mcelroy.com/en/university/ fullschedule.htm Pumps by: Tsurumi Pump (West) Tsurumi Pump Academy November 17-19 ~ Salt Lake City, UT phone: 630-793-0127 www.tsurumipump.com/ tsurumi-pump-academy More education opportunities during events can be found by clicking here online at: worldwidedrillingresource.com Education Connection Seismically Resilient Foundation for a Hospital Adapted from Information by the Columbia Memorial Hospital Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) is making an investment in health care on its Astoria campus in what will be the largest construction project in Clatsop County, Oregon history. The BuildCMH Expansion Project is expected to be completed in late 2027, which will include private inpatient rooms offering beautiful views, expand capabilities in the Emergency Department, and in surgical and imaging services, along with adding spaces to support both patients and caregivers. They will also add four dedicated observations beds to free up the 25 inpatients beds for those needing to stay longer than 48 hours. The 48-year-old facility has not kept pace with the community’s growing needs. CEO Erik Thorsen said it best, “We are simply out of room.” Late last year, the BuildCMH Expansion Project construction crews completed the final, 400th pile, drilled about 60 feet down into siltstone to underscore the seismically resilient foundation for the expanded CMH. The expansion includes 180,000 square feet and five floors - three floors providing patient care, one floor housing resiliency measures, an Emergency Operations Center and mechanical technology, as well as a top floor including the helipad, generators, and chillers. Currently, crews are finalizing the pile caps and grade beams, preparing for foundation pours - some of which have already started. They have excavated areas for elevator shafts, underground plumbing, and electrical systems, low-voltage vaults, grease traps, loading docks, underground fuel tanks, and more. Looking ahead, a concrete slab foundation will be poured, with the building’s steel structure constructed. “It’s exciting to have ended the year on a positive note with the project and see real progress being made,” said Erik. “We look forward to even more progress as we begin to see the expansion take shape in 2026.” Toward the end of the year, crews plan to “dry-in” the building, so the structure’s exterior is sealed and waterproofed (roof, windows, doors, and barriers installed), making the interior protected from the weather. Then, work such as electrical, plumbing, and drywall will begin inside.
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