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Above, left: The sterile hybrid OR
is one of 30 ORs at Grandview.
Originally, 20 were planned,
but the design team was able
to identify enough available
shell space to add 10 more.
Above: Private NICU rooms
include sleeper sofas so that
parents or caregivers can spend
the night with the infant, with
nurse charting stations located
between every two rooms for a
clear sightline inside. Left: The
cardiac electrophysiology suite
incorporates natural light, which
can be controlled with microperforated shades that can be
adjusted for privacy and still allow
light to filter in.

patient mix a bit different from what's seen today. "We added 72 ICU beds, which is a pretty
high percentage for a hospital of our size. We
recognize there will be sick patients and then
there will be outpatients, and that will probably
be the preponderance of what's coming into
our hospital in the future," he says. HCD
Jennifer Kovacs Silvis is executive editor of
Healthcare Design. She can be reached at
jennifer.silvis@emeraldexpo.com.

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13.4-acre site-were located, mostly with an eye
on planning vertically. "We tried to find pockets
where they could grow within their box, and I think
we've done that successfully," Willer says. For
example, the build-out of 30 ORs was actually an
increase from an originally anticipated 20, thanks
to identifying usable shell space. One additional
floor of shell space was maintained, too.
"Thinking vertically" was put to use with
wayfinding, as well. With a massive hospital and
equally massive garage for patients to navigate,
the solution was to align the floors of the garage
directly with the floors where patients would register and receive services, avoiding travel through
elevators, connectors, or stairs. "Although it's a
large footprint, there's one path from east to west
that channels the patients, so there's really no
mistake in where you're going," Mason says.
The name Grandview is no misnomer, either,
with the design taking advantage of stellar views
to the east and west from all patient rooms, while
a hospitality aesthetic was used throughout and
local artwork curated.
A long time in the making, Granger admits
that opening day was "a relief in many ways." But
there's a long history in the making, too. "There's
no question we anticipate this building having
a long life-50-plus years. With this particular
geographic location, it will be the epicenter of
healthcare going far into the future. It connects us
to all areas of the state," he says.
Grandview also recognizes trends to come,
with technology in place to allow minimally invasive surgery, mobile physiological monitoring, WiFi
capabilities, and telemedicine. It's also ready for a

Owner: Grandview Medical Center (an affiliate of
Community Health Systems)
Completion date: September 2015
Total building area: 930,000 sq. ft. (hospital),
220,000 sq. ft. (medical office building),
1 million sq. ft. (parking garage)
Architecture: ESa
Interior design: ESa
Construction: Brasfield & Gorrie
Engineering: Smith Seckmen Reid (MEP),
Structural Design Group (structural), Schoel
Consulting Engineering (civil)
Furniture: Kellex, Symphony, Arcadia, Carolina,
Marquis, Cabot Wrenn, Krug, Sit On It
Carpet/flooring: Shaw Carpets, Mannington
Commercial Flooring, TufStuf, Teknoflor,
Dal-Tile, Stone Peak Tile, David Allen Co.
Art/pictures: Lin Swensson & Associates
Ceiling/wall systems: Armstrong Ceilings
Fabric/textiles: Standard Textiles, Mayer
Fabrics, Designtex, Architex, Anzea, ArcCom,
Momentum
Handrails/wall guards: C/S Acrovyn
Lighting: UltraLights Lighting
Signage/wayfinding: Signcraft Inc.
Surfaces-solid/other: Formica, Corian, Hi
Macs, Zoadiaq, Cambria, Wilsonart, Nevamar,
Formica
Paint: Sherwin-Williams

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