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A half-century of remodels and shifting
priorities had made the hospital "kind of a
maze," according to Cranmer.
The new clinic wing is laid out as a
vertical stack of identical clinic pods, set in
a user-friendly on-stage-off -stage arrange-
ment. Circulation is routed to the outside
edge of the clinic wing, where balconies
overlook a four-story glass curtainwall and
a healing garden.
The pods utilize a novel layout based
on the Army's Patient Centered Medical
Home model, which aligns providers and
support staff into teams, which approach
care collaboratively. This gives patients
a one-stop care team experience with a
minimum of exposure to the hustle and
bustle of clinic operations.
Wayfi nding is further improved by the
design of each clinic's check-in area, which
uses an innovative, back-lit panel suggest-
ing a fi eld of stars to light the patient's way
toward staff assistance.
The inpatient experience
The inpatient wing caters to the needs of
soldiers, family and staff through a rigor-
ous approach to Evidence-Based Design.
This can be seen in the design of the
hospital's labor, delivery, recovery and
1. The signature atrium area features a
four-story curved glass curtainwall that brings
light deep into the hospital. Open trusses
were used in lieu of solid beams to handle
blast loads, while maintaining an image of
openness.
> 2. A gently sloping pedestrian bridge
welcomes Warriors in Transition from their
barracks on the "back" side of the hospital.
IACH forms a critical link between barracks
housing for wounded warriors and a fi tness
facility where they receive physical therapy.
> 3. A program of locally sourced art
connects the IACH to its community, while
providing uplifting imagery to patients and
families during potentially stressful times.
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