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ASSIGNMENT
To design and oversee construction of a 14,000 square foot Emergency Department.
SCOPE OF PROJECT
Completed December 2002
The Emergency Department includes a distinct, highly visible entrance with an exterior canopy. Program functions include a triage and waiting area, exam rooms, trauma rooms, nurses’ stations, pediatrics room, an obstetrics gynecology room, a quiet/infection control room and a decontamination room. Staff areas include lockers and a separate lounge for the paramedics and the medical staff. The ambulance drop-off is located in close proximity to the trauma rooms and the nurse stations. The ambulance canopy provides an enclosed and heated space for three ambulances.
PRATT DESIGN STUDIO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Programming
Schematic design
Site Planning
Concept development
Design Development
Construction documents
Bidding and negotiation
Construction administration
CREATIVE SOLUTION
During master-planning the team determined that expanding the department in place would severely impact ongoing operations. Pratt Design Studio created a new state of the art department adjacent to the existing one. The vacated old unit was converted into an observation unit for ED overflow, chest-pain and 23 hour stays which freed critical bed space in the hospital for admitted patients. The existing at-grade helipad disrupted entry and traffic around the ED. After studying the problem the team decided to put the helipad up as high as possible to preserve the best flight paths while eliminating disruption. Pratt Design Studio worked with the FAA to determine the best possible angles of descent. We then designed two large trauma elevators to connect the helipad to surgery and the ED. Imaging services were moved within Radiology to be adjacent to ED. |
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