Renovation transforms
30-year-old hospital through
innovative technology,
integrated design-assist
By Chris Jacobson
A
s the Baby Boomer generation begins
to enter its golden years, additional
demands have been placed on
healthcare facilities that need to
be equipped to handle an influx of patients.
Owners know that deliberate and cost-effective
renovations and expansions to existing
healthcare sites can generate substantial
environmental, financial and functional benefits
— from reducing energy consumption to
providing a higher quality of care for patients.
The $180-million, 470,000-square-foot
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center South
Tower Addition and Renovation project in
Glendale, Ariz., included a new six-story, 200bed patient care tower with full basement; 84
emergency exam rooms; renovated imaging
and interventional space; expanded pharmacy,
renovated central sterile processing, pre-op and
post anesthesia care unit, new food services,
central plant and main lobby areas.
One of the most challenging aspects
of the renovation was the kitchen facility.
After 25 years of regular wear and tear on
a full-service kitchen at a 561-bed medical
center, this kitchen was in need of much
more than just a facelift.
Before beginning the project, the
team determined it would be impractical
to accomplish the necessary renovation
while the kitchen was functioning.
The entire kitchen was moved to
7,200-square-feet of fully stocked and
operational trailers located on an unused
heliport. This worked as a replacement
kitchen providing food service to the
entire hospital for 12 months, while the old
kitchen, concrete floor and all, was removed and
renovated.
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