Kane County Hospital marks milestone on outpatient building construction with top out ceremony

On the afternoon of February 23, 2026, Kane County Hospi­tal officials gathered construction project managers with hos­pital and community leaders to celebrate the completion of the framework of its new outpatient care facil­ity on 300 N. in Kanab with a traditional top out ceremony.

Left to right, photos by Ty Gant:

• Ceremony attendees were invited to sign the final beam along with project leads and prominent public officials.

• Hospital CEO Kurt Loveless convened the ceremony, thanking those in attendance for coming.         

Project leaders, prominent members of the public and observers of the event were invited to sign the final steel beam before it was craned into place and secured by the con­struction crew.

After introducing the teams from Hughes General Contractors and MHTN architects, Hospital CEO Kurt Loveless said, “I would like to thank our lo­cal Chamber of Com­merce, Kanab City, Kane County … and most of all, I would like to thank our board. Without them, this project would not have made the progress that it has.” Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees Bruce Goldberger add­ed, “We’re very excited to support our commu­nity and our hospital, and to meet the needs of people locally.”

The gathered proj­ect leads and public officials posed for a picture, after which those in attendance were invited to sign the final beam to be placed into the framework of the building. Once signing was complete, the beam was craned and bolted into place to the applause of the crowd, and the cer­emony concluded with refreshments.