The new five-story patient tower is the latest addition to the hospital campus. The facility's private rooms, natural light, and views to the outside incorporate the latest evidence-based design research to help reduce stress for patients, family members, and staff....
“They all slept through the night!” Nurses on the new third-floor Cardiovascular Unit compared notes the day after the patients were transferred from the old bed tower to Penrose Hospital's new E Tower. The morning of January 10, 2005, they realized that all 36...
Ball Memorial Hospital required a comprehensive cancer center, centralizing medical and radiation oncology, hospice, education, and support. Modern technology and efficiency exist in an environment focused on the dignity and welfare of users. Colors, materials,...
Project category: New construction & Remodel/Renovation (completed April 2005) Chief administrator: Frank Saba, President and CEO, (508) 422-2201 Firm: Steffian Bradley Architects, (617) 305-7100 Design team: Robert Humenn, AIA, Principal-in-Charge; Kirsten Waltz,...
Located in West Central Florida, Mease Countryside Hospital found itself unable to meet increasing demand for its services. With this area's growing population, Countryside Hospital needed to double its service capacity and bed count; reestablish its Women's Services,...
When Saint Mary's Hospital and Rhinelander Medical Center in North Central Wisconsin became part of the same health system, joint planning of a new healthcare campus, located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, presented fresh opportunities to boost efficiency, cut costs, and...
Project category: New construction (completed August 2002) Chief administrator: Bill Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, (479) 463-5003 Firm: HKS, Inc., (214) 969-5599 Design team: Craig Beale, FAIA, FACHA, CHC, RIBA, Principal-in-Charge; Norman Morgan, AIA, Design...
The vision of Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) for “bringing loving care to healthcare” became the cornerstone of a 28-bed Intensive Care Unit addition at their primary facility, the Johnson City Medical Center. Under the leadership of President and CEO Dennis...
The Ryan Ranch Outpatient Campus is an elegant resolution of competing demands and priorities, balancing rational man-made forms with those of the natural world, a sense of responsibility to the community with a respect for financial realities, and operational...
Evidence-based design has rapidly begun to play an important role in the development of healthcare facilities. The concept resonates with administrators and clinicians accustomed to evidence-based medicine. They are attracted to higher levels of design-process rigor...
The 152,000-sq.-ft. St. Joseph Outpatient Center in Tacoma, Washington, is the Franciscan Health Systems' (FHS) newest outpatient facility, consolidating many outpatient services under one roof. It is designed to create a positive experience for patients and a...
Project category: New construction (completed July 2004) Chief administrator: Lee Christenson, CEO, (717) 625-5000 Firm: HHCP Architects, (407) 875-2722 Design team: Charles S. Braun, FAIA, Managing Partner; Bruce Hartwigsen, AIA, Designer/Planner; Mike Gibson, AIA,...
