Camouflaging the ever-present security features was a constant at the 16-hectare mental health campus, built on time and below budget primarily to treat an incarcerated population but also to serve the community.
Using lean principles and a modular kit-of-parts approach, the design-build team delivered Lakeridge Gardens, a 273,000-sq-ft long-term care facility, in just 13 months on a tight hospital-adjacent site while dealing with COVID-19 safety restrictions.
Remodeling existing operational hospital space is a challenge for any team. This project transforms space within the University of Utah’s Women’s & Children’s Inpatient Nursing Services unit to provide a state-of-the-art newborn intensive care unit.
Built on what was originally the hospital’s second-floor roof, the 8,600-sq-ft neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) offers best-in-class care for the most fragile of new babies while giving their families a home away from home.
Located at the northwest corner of the St. John’s Medical Center, on the edge of the National Elk Refuge, Sage Living is a three-level skilled nursing facility and the region’s only program for long-term care of elderly clients.
The 16,190-sq-ft emergency department expansion added 14 beds in 13 rooms. Combined with 7,722 sq ft of existing space, the department now has significantly expanded facilities to meet the needs of patients and staff, with a total footprint of 23,912 sq ft.
As medical services continue to migrate to outpatient settings, the center allows White Plains Hospital to provide advanced, clinical care closer to patients’ homes.
Focused on preserving the past, the design and construction team—with more than 800 tradespeople from 56 trade partners—delivered a historic piece of architecture ahead of time and under budget in December 2021.