Demolition prep work begins at PeaceHealth’s old University District hospital site

2:30 p.m.: This story has been updated with details about the timeline of demolition work at the former PeaceHealth site.

Asbestos removal work and initial demolition prep work has unfolded in advance of the teardown at the site of the former PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center, University District in Eugene.

Structural demolition of the hospital building starts Monday, March 23, said Joseph Waltasti, a spokesperson for PeaceHealth. The work will require traffic control along Hilyard Street between 13th Avenue and 11th Alley…

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