PHOTO TOUR: Scripps Clinic John R. Anderson V Medical Pavilion
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At the south and east side of the new building, the landscape softens and screens the mechanical yard. Low-water-use plant materials consistent with the building palette enhance sustainability in the outdoor space. The irrigation system further addresses conservation by using recycled water and incorporating both spray heads as well as drip irrigation wherever possible.
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Multiple links were provided between the medical pavilion and the buildings it supports. These include two enclosed pedestrian bridges on the second and fourth levels of the new facility, connecting it with the adjacent Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. The building is also joined below grade with tunnels to the main hospital and the Cardiovascular Institute.
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The medical pavilion’s deliberate orientation allows for a unified and expansive landscape space, as well as a wellness garden that provides a welcoming and serene environment for patients and healthcare staff in both the medical pavilion and the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute that share the space.
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Two enclosed sky bridges connect the second and fourth levels of the medical pavilion with the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute to provide doctors with the ability to move back and forth easily between the two facilities. They also allow for quick movement of cath lab patients into the hospital for more intensive care if needed.
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As displayed in branch-patterned glass that frames the main stairway directly off the building entry and in various other interior design elements throughout the building, a strong connection to nature is a prevalent theme in the new medical pavilion.
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Physicians’ offices, staff break rooms, and conference rooms were placed mainly along windows, providing natural light and calming views to outdoor gardens. Dedicated office space is also concealed from the main flow of patients, separating the off-stage support areas from the on-stage patient environment.
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The second level of the new pavilion features four cardiac catheterization labs, including control rooms, support services, and patient recovery areas. There’s only one other ambulatory clinic in California that meets state building design requirements that allow it to provide these types of cardiac procedures.
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The cardiac cath labs feature the latest medical equipment, as well as closed-circuit television capabilities enabling heart procedures to be broadcast to a large conference room on the fourth floor of the facility that’s used primarily by interns, residents, and fellows in the graduate medical education residency program at Scripps Health.
Providing an optimal patient experience was the design team’s guiding vision for the new Scripps Clinic John R. Anderson V Medical Pavilion, a $130 million outpatient clinic at the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Campus in California. Scripps Health also envisioned a new facility that functions in tandem with the adjacent Prebys Cardiovascular Institute and fosters graduate medical education.
Taylor Design conducted a number of work sessions with division leaders, physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff at Scripps Health to create a design mindful of their operational needs. Upon opening in June 2016, the multispecialty clinic began serving patients with 50 physicians in 17 medical and surgical specialties, including cardiology, neurology, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, dermatology, nephrology, and family medicine. Constructed by McCarthy Building Cos., the 175,000-square-foot facility is composed of a structural steel frame with six levels above ground and one below. Office administration areas, diagnostic facilities, and roughly 15 medical procedure departments are housed within the space.
The medical pavilion features four cardiac catheterization labs, making it one of only two facilities in California that perform outpatient catheterization procedures. This function was made possible by special California legislation that allows surgeons to perform life-saving procedures, such as stent and pacemaker implants, in an outpatient facility connected by pedestrian bridge to a hospital. The pavilion addresses this need by linking to the adjacent Prebys Cardiovascular Institute via two enclosed sky bridges.
In order to maximize the site’s potential, Taylor Design reoriented the building, which resulted in significant benefits, including the creation of a stronger gateway building, better land utilization, a more unified and larger landscape space, and the addition of a wellness garden.
The medical pavilion’s exterior skin references the adjacent Prebys Cardiovascular Institute by incorporating precast brick panels, high energy-efficiency glazing, metal panels, and plaster. At the entrance to the building, design elements forming a strong connection to nature provide an uplifting and serene aesthetic. A common nature-themed motif is interwoven throughout the facility in the flooring, wall coverings, and furniture fabric that adorn the space.
An on-stage/off-stage design puts patients at the center of care activities while supporting productive, collaborative workspaces for staff. This configuration produces a calming and efficient environment for patients by concealing staff-dedicated space (such as the physicians’ offices) from the main flow of patients.
