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Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center

Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
© Ben Benschneider

Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center

Mahlum

ARCHITECTS
Mahlum

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Environment West

MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Mw Consulting Engineers

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Coffman Engineers

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Bouten Construction Company

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Coffman Engineers

LIGHTING
Coffman Engineers

CIVIL ENGINEER
Dci Engineers

ACOUSTICAL
Greenbusch Group

SPECIFICATIONS
Steve Matsudaira

PHOTOGRAPHS
Ben Benschneider

AREA
28000 Ft²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Spokane, United States

CATEGORY
Healthcare Center, Renovation

Text description provided by architect.

The Pediatric Emergency Department is designed to provide an engaging, safe environment that eases potentially traumatic experiences for young patients. A series of respite spaces, both active and quiet, provide opportunities to decompress and offer views of the gardens and surrounding community.

Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
© Ben Benschneider
Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
© Ben Benschneider

As care delivery evolves in the era of healthcare reform, the client asked the design team to create opportunities to increase value and optimize their capital, human and financial resources. As a result, medical planning focused on increasing efficiency, sharing clinical resources and integrating families into the care continuum.

Tucked among the existing hospital structures, the design of the exterior creates an easily recognizable destination for patients and families. The prominent Red Lantern is a hallmark on the campus.

Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
© Ben Benschneider
Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
© Ben Benschneider

Within the clinical core, a central care team zone co-locates physicians, nurses and mid-level providers in close proximity to patient care areas, facilitating collaboration and reducing travel distance. The team zone accommodates flexing staff levels as patient census and acuity varies.

From project initiation, the team worked to achieve a set of operational, patient-centered, and community-focused outcomes, as well as an improved net-to-gross benchmark. Collaboration to achieve these outcomes drove the design process, informed each decision along the way, and ensured that clinical workflow and patient well-being drove the new pediatric emergency model.

Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
© Ben Benschneider
Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
© Ben Benschneider

Integrated sustainability was another early project objective; simple strategies included daylighting, indigenous landscaping and the use of recycled materials. More complex strategies includes energy reduction measures such as a heat recovery system that harvests heat from exhaust air to supplement boilers, and dedicated VFD fans that ramp up or down based on occupancy.

Finally, the new facility integrates the vision of the philanthropic Rypien Foundation to ensure that the patient’s perspective was always heard and respected. A major instigator for the project, the Rypien Foundation remained involved throughout the design process.

Their activism and involvement greatly enhanced the patient experience, driving the integration of materials, graphics and artwork at every level. Through the foundation’s contributions and fundraising efforts, a sense of the community.

Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
© Ben Benschneider


Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
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Pediatric Emergency Department At Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
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