PHOTO TOUR: Doylestown Hospital Cardiovascular And Critical Care Pavilion
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The exterior design of the Cardiovascular and Critical Care Pavilion retains the campus’ signature red brick and is contrasted with the modern look of the clear glass-walled atrium.
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The new three-story glass atrium in the pavilion is anchored by a floating stair placed near the entrance that connects to the upper floors. The atrium provides a separate entrance to the Center for Heart and Vascular Care while also connecting it to the main hospital to create a “hospital within a hospital.”
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As visitors move into the building, the lofty atrium gives way to the family waiting area, offering the comfort of a fireplace and home-like finishes that allow for larger family gatherings.
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The Center for Heart and Vascular Care bed unit features pods centered around eight patient rooms, four on each side of the bed-wing core, designed to expedite clinician and nurse response time and reduce noise from movement of supplies in the corridors. Glass-walled spaces behind the nurses’ station allows staff to quietly collaborate while maintaining visual connection to the unit.
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With patient safety and well-being in mind, three zones are designed in the universal patient room to establish designated spaces specific to clinical, patient, and family needs. Each zone is marked by a change in flooring and ceiling height.
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The family zone in the patient room is furthest away from the door and provides a large window to nature. Inside this zone is a pull-out sofa encouraging 24-hour stays so the family can be part of the care team. A spa-like bathroom, with a high ceiling allows for a clerestory window to filter in natural light.
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At the end of the Center for Heart and Vascular Care unit is a light-filled family comfort area, where family and visitors can find respite in comfortable seating without leaving the second floor. Visitors can find positive distractions from connections to the outdoors.
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The new pre- and post-op unit features a radial recovery lounge. Through advanced technologies, endovascular and catheterization procedures are performed using a minimally invasive transradial procedure. Patients are transferred to pod-like cubicles to recover.
In partnership with Doylestown Health, The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM; Philadelphia) completed a new $54 million, 100,000-square-foot, three-story addition to Doylestown Hospital, called the Cardiovascular and Critical Care Pavilion. Doylestown Health’s goal was to expand the scope and depth of its cardiovascular services and to bring the future of medicine through advanced technologies with evidence-based design principles in a warm and caring environment offered throughout the bed-wing. The modern three-story atrium symbolizes the advancements in patient care.
The Center for Heart and Vascular Care, located on the second floor, marks the completion of phase 1 of a three-phase project. Included in the first phase is a 28-bed cardiovascular ICU/IVU and an expanded cardiac procedural suite with pre- and post-op bays that features a radial lounge, an endovascular hybrid surgical suite with a new hybrid OR. Future phases include a universal room intensive care/ intermediate unit on the third floor and an outpatient cardiac services suite on the first floor.
Project details:
Facility name: Doylestown Hospital Cardiovascular and Critical Care Pavilion
Location: Doylestown, Pa.
Completion date: January 2020
Owner: Doylestown Health
Total building area: 100,000 sq. ft.
Total construction cost: $54 million
Cost/sq. ft.: $530/sq. ft.
Architecture firm: The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Interior design: The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Engineering: Vanderweil Engineers (MEP), O’Donnell and Naccarato (structural), Boucher and James Inc. (civil)
Construction: The Norwood Company
