(May, 30, 2013) - Methodist Health System is hosting a topping out ceremony to commemorate the halfway point of construction for its new Methodist Richardson Medical Center on the Bush/Renner campus is Richardson, TX. General Contractor, Rogers-O'Brien Construction, selected EarthCam's MegapixelCam construction camera to document progress for this important project.

The new $120 million facility will allow the Methodist Richardson Medical Center to better serve Richardson and the surrounding communities. The 266,250-square-foot hospital will feature a women's pavilion, level III neonatal intensive care unit, labor, delivery and recovery services, an advanced neuroscience program, advanced cardiac care and more. The new hospital will create 900 new jobs with an expected medical staff representing more than 35 specialties. Slated to open in the fall of 2014, the technologically advanced facility will be an important and significant addition to the existing healthcare campus.

Track progress for the new Methodist Richardson Medical Center with views from EarthCam's construction camera at http://earthcam.com/clients/mrmc-bushrennerhospital/.

EarthCam is the recognized global leader in providing webcam content, technology and services to business and government agencies. The company, which started in 1996, offers construction webcam technology and services to some of the largest international construction companies and developers in the world. 36 State Departments of Transportation and 80 of the Top 100 construction companies rely on EarthCam's expertise to monitor and document their projects. Projects documented by EarthCam include: Barclays Center, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Panama Canal Expansion, Smithsonian Institution Restoration, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Hong Kong Disneyland, Los Angeles International Airport, Denver Union Station, George W. Bush Presidential Center, Whitney Museum of American Art, Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi, National Museum of African American History and Culture and Santa Clara Stadium.