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Hospital expansions
Virginia’s hospital and health
care system ranges in size and scope from large, highly
diversified care providers to small community hospitals.
On average, they provide essential care to more than
700,000 patients each year, offering their services
on a 24/7 basis. Generating $9 billion in consolidated
net operating revenue annually and generally ranking
as one of the top three employers in their respective
communities – often the top employer – Virginia’s
hospitals are a valuable community asset, playing a
key role in enhancing the quality of life in our state.
Improving the quality of care
requires a considerable capital investment and is an
ongoing challenge for Virginia’s hospital system.
In the past year several major expansions were announced
that would affect patient care while helping local economies.
From the impact of a major commercial construction project
to ongoing growth in the regional job market, these
projects will have a positive affect on the communities
they serve.
Mary
Washington Hospital Adds New Patient Tower
Fredericksburg
Mary Washington Hospital, the cornerstone of the MediCorp
Health System, is in the midst of a $47.3 million renovation
and addition. The new Patient Tower will add 94 beds
to Mary Washington Hospital’s existing 318-bed
acute care center. The Tower includes 113,000 square
feet of clinical, administrative and support space with
an expanded intensive care unit, an expanded post-partum
unit and additional nursery capacity. There is also
a new patient registration area along with two 30-bed
acute care units.
“As the sole community health
care provider in the area, Mary Washington has a responsibility
to meet the existing and projected needs of the Fredericksburg
area,” says Fred Rankin, president and CEO at MediCorp
Health System. “We are investing heavily in the
coming years to meet the growing needs of our region.”
Added features to the existing
hospital include a three-story sky-lit atrium and lobby
entrance, an improved food court for visitors and guests,
additional elevators for visitors, patients and staff
and a Health Information Resource Room with Internet
accessibility. The architect on the project is Ellerbe
Beckett.
Located in Fredericksburg, Mary
Washington employs more than 2,200 clinicians, nurses
and support staff, and more than 280 area doctors, dentists
and clinical psychologists, representing 40 medical
specialties.
CJW Medical Center to Complete
$44 Million Heart Hospital in 2003
Chesterfield County
Two years ago the CJW Medical Center broke ground on
the $44 million Levinson Heart Hospital, the first hospital
in the Richmond region devoted entirely to the treatment
of patients with heart disease. Named in memory of Harold
J. Levinson, M.D., a local heart surgeon, the hospital
is part of a large-scale improvement project at CJW
Chippenham and is expected to open this summer.
The 22-bed, five-story, 130,000-square-foot
building will house a cardiac surgery suite with four
operating rooms, a cardiac surgery intensive-care unit
and a cardiac progressive-care unit with telemetry beds.
Critical care/cardiac emergency bays and a chest pain
observation unit will be added to the Emergency Department,
along with a large conference center and additional
office space for physicians.
The Levinson Heart Hospital will
be located between CJW Chippenham and the existing parking
garage, and its first floor will serve as the main entrance
to both CJW Medical Center and the heart hospital.
The lobby will house central registration
and offer patients easy access to radiology and other
outpatient diagnostic departments that support both
facilities. The second floor will house office space
for cardiac surgeons, cardiologists and other physicians,
whose proximity to the Levinson will help them provide
efficient emergency and routine cardiac care. Nursing
units are the focus of the third floor, which will include
a 10-bed cardiac surgery intensive care unit and a 12-bed
cardiac progressive care unit with telemetry beds. The
Levinson’s cardiac surgery suite will be located
on the fourth floor with four operating rooms designed
exclusively for heart surgery — most notably coronary
artery bypasses and valve repairs or replacements.
The fifth floor will have additional
office spaces for physicians. The project’s architect
is Gresham, Smith and Partners of Richmond.
Virginia Hospital Center Invests
More Than $150 Million in New Facility
Arlington
The Virginia Hospital Center is currently constructing
a new facility to further expand services and guarantee
the delivery of current and future health care needs
in the Northern Virginia metropolitan area. Groundbreaking
for the new hospital began July 25, 2001, and demolition
of the older portion of the hospital concluded in December
of the same year. The new hospital is expected to be
ready for occupancy in 2004.
Once completed, the facility will
offer an expanded emergency room (60 percent increase)
and an increase in the number of critical care beds
by over 30 percent. All private rooms — available
to patients at semi-private room rates — provide
enhanced infection control and greater privacy. The
Radiology Department will double in size and be located
in closer proximity to the emergency room. Current outpatient
services will be centralized to provide easy accessibility
for patients and doctors who need to visit multiple
areas. The new facility will offer new inpatient surgical
suites, new outpatient surgery prep and recovery area,
and space will be added for a 20-bed inpatient rehabilitation
unit.
In addition to the new construction,
there will be renovation of approximately 94,000 square
feet within the existing hospital.
Obici Completes New $85
Million Facility to Serve Suffolk
Suffolk
In 2002, Obici Health System unveiled its new hospital
facility - a finely detailed brick and stone structure,
reflecting the historical roots of the original Louise
Obici Memorial Hospital less than a mile down the road.
With plenty of open spaces, natural light, scenic gardens
and other amenities, the new Obici Hospital in Suffolk
combines the best of hospital care with features of
a fine hotel.
“We’ve always had the
best people and best technology. Now we’ve put
them in a soothing, healing environment with a level
of service and amenities not found in the typical hospital,”
said William C. Giermak, president and CEO of Obici
Health System.
The new 365,000-square-foot structure
won the 2002 Golden Trowel Grand Award from the International
Masonry Institute, with progressive touches of metal
and glass that reflect the cutting-edge of today’s
medical advances. The most important goal of the new
structure was to devote every square inch to healing.
The hospital leadership chose HKS, Inc., of Dallas,
Texas, the nation’s second largest health care
architectural firm, to translate its vision into reality.
HKS has designed more than 450 health care projects
including Virginia’s Winchester Medical Center
and replacement facilities for Radford Community Hospital
and Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.
The entire hospital construction
project, all $85 million of the 365,000 square feet,
“did not require public fundraising nor did it
increase the cost of services to our patients,”
Giermak said. The Obici Foundation, a continuation of
the original Amedeo Obici trust, pledged $30 million.
The remainder was financed through bank-qualified bonds
and accumulated reserves.
UVA Announces
Major Expansion
Charlottesville
The University of Virginia is adding a five-level addition
at the rear of University Hospital. The project also
involves substantial internal renovations and will provide
clinical and associated support space for four critical
hospital services: the Heart Center, Perioperative Services,
the Department of Radiology and the Department of Clinical
Laboratories.
New construction accounts for
approximately 107,000 square feet including four occupied
floors and an intermediate mechanical floor. The renovations
entail approximately 150,000 square feet. The entire
existing Level 2 hospital floor will be renovated to
accommodate changing programmatic needs. Construction
began November 2002 and will be completed by January
2006. The entire hospital facility will remain operational
throughout construction. Skanska USA Building Inc.,
has been retained as construction manager.
Sentara Adds New $72 Million
CarePlex Hospital
Hampton
After months of planning and coordination, Sentara Healthcare
unveiled its new CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, revolutionizing
health care on the Peninsula. The facility, which incorporates
some of the most advanced medical technology available,
offers 194 private patient rooms along with a new Emergency
Department and outpatient center, which expects to handle
more than 120,000 patients in the first year. The new
hospital was constructed on a 19-acre site, covering
more than 400,000 square feet of construction.
“Sentara CarePlex Hospital
features a new kind of health experience for the consumer,”
says Megan Perry, administrator of the CarePlex. “It
is a special place for Peninsula residents to receive
care from highly trained, caring physicians.”
The hospital was built in a joint
venture formed between W.J. Jordan and McCarthy Construction
of St. Louis. Odell Associates Inc. of Richmond was
the architect.
Bon
Secours Richmond Breaks Ground on $75 Million St. Francis
Medical Center in Chesterfield
Chesterfield County
It has been more than 20 years since a new hospital
was built in growing Chesterfield County, and Bon Secours
Richmond’s plans for a new state-of-the-art facility
are well underway. Currently being constructed on a
40-acre health care campus, the new St. Francis Medical
Center will include a 130-bed acute care hospital and
adjoining medical office buildings for physicians and
other health care providers.
The new center will also include
24-hour emergency care, family medicine, OB/GYN, orthopedics,
surgery, cancer care and diagnostic services. Total
cost for the project is estimated to be $75 million
to build the 200,000 square feet of space. The adjacent
medical office building adds an additional 100,000 square
feet of commercial space.
St. Francis represents a $100 million economic development
boom for the region, including 400 new technical and
service jobs with an average salary of $40,000 and an
eventual annual payroll of more than $20 million.
Riverside Regional Medical
Center Plans for $114 Million Redesign
Newport News
There is a major modernization project at Riverside
Regional Medical Center to expand the health care services
on the campus.
Construction began in September
2001 and will continue over the next five years. The
redesign will coincide with improvements at Christopher
Newport University, The Mariners’ Museum, The Virginia
Living Museum and the expansion of Warwick Boulevard.
“We have been constantly
renovating and expanding,” said Riverside Health
System’s President Richard J. Pearce. “But
this major redesign of how we deliver hospital care
prepares Riverside to meet the needs of this community
well into the 21st century.”
The new 37,000-square-foot emergency/trauma
center will consist of 48 private treatment areas and
a discharge area specifically designed for patient education,
follow up questions and linkage to Ask–A-Nurse
for making needed medical appointments.
Complimenting the interior will
be an energy efficient exterior and a new entrance,
which will provide a new look to the existing building.
Traffic flow will be improved and parking more convenient
for patients and visitors. Guided pathways will improve
pedestrian safety across the campus. Future plans include
renovating all existing floors and units as well as
creating all private rooms that contain beds capable
of supporting monitoring systems.
The architect for the project
will be ESA located in Nashville. Consulting on the
project is AMDC of Chicago. The engineers/surveyors
are Coenenn/Taf.
Carilion Health System Expands
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke
Ground broke March 2002 for the new Mountain Tower at
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Part of a multi-phase
project, the Tower will consist of a seven-story facility
with six state-of-the-art operating rooms, 48 intensive
care beds and 96 monitored beds, all within the 128,000-square-foot
structure. Adjacent to the Tower will be a five-level
parking deck with more than 1,000 parking spaces and
a day-care center.
In addition to the expansion at
CRMH, plans are underway for a major renovation at Carilion
Roanoke Community Hospital. The plan calls for the addition
of 64 beds capable of cardiac monitoring, a new first-floor
food court and an expanded emergency department. The
renovation will include facilities with increased focus
on women’s and children’s care, expanded neonatal
emergency care unit, a new 24-hour pediatric emergency
room and an extended-hour urgent care center.
The cost of both the expansion
and the renovation is $55 million. The expansion team
includes: Beers Construction, Winston Salem, N.C.; HOK,
St. Louis, Miss; Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern,
Roanoke, Va.; G.J. Hopkins, Roanoke, Va.
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