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Beyond aesthetics, the project also worked to
improve operational efficiency, taking advantage of the seismic upgrade to " right-size " the
hospital's clinical and staff areas, as well. " In
the old building, we were on top of each other, "
says Karin Reese, chief nursing officer and chief
administrative officer at MarinHealth Medical
Center. Most of the existing patient rooms are
50 percent of what they should be by current
size standards, adds Haim, and also semiprivate. As a result, the new building houses 114
private patient rooms, with 1,150 square feet
per medical/surgical bed. Additionally, the size
of the emergency department nearly tripled to
17,500 square feet with five trauma bays and 20
private patient rooms, including negative pressure and decontamination rooms to safely care
for highly infectious patients. Three new operating rooms, two of which can accommodate
robotic-assisted procedures, and a comprehensive recovery area were added to the existing surgical suite. Effort was also made to place
interrelated departments close together to improve patient flow, such as radiology and imaging next to the ED, while separate hallways and
elevators for the public and staff were created to
address infection control and patient privacy.

Project name: MarinHealth
Medical Center Oak Pavilion
Project completion date:
September 2020
Owner: Marin Healthcare District
Total building area: 265,000
sq. ft.
Total construction cost:
$315 million
Cost/sq. ft.: $1,190
Architect: Perkins Eastman
(design architect, architect of
record, healthcare planner)
Interior designers: IA Interior
Architects, ForrestPerkins
Design build contractor:
McCarthy Building Company Inc.
Engineers: KPFF(structural),
Mazzetti (MEP), KPFF (civil),
Fugro (geotechnical)
Landscape architect: SWA Group
Medical equipment planners:
CallisonRTKL, McCarthy Building
Company Inc.
Shielding consultant: Therapy
Physics
Sustainability/LEED
consultant: Thornton Tomasetti
Art consultant: Art Source
AV equipment/electronics/
software: JCI/Wood
Harbinger
Carpet/flooring: Johnsonite,
Shaw
Ceiling/wall systems:
Armstrong Ceiling Systems, USG
Doors/locks/hardware:
Assa Abloy
Fabric/textiles: DesignTex
Furniture-seating/
casegoods: PeopleSpace
Handrails/wall guards: Inpro
Lighting: Lighting Design Studio
(interior lighting), DSA (site
lighting)
Signage/wayfinding: Propp
+ Guerin
Surfaces-solid/other:
Corian, Avonite
Wallcoverings: Sherwin Williams

BIOPHILIA IS THE FUTURE

Over the next few years, improvements to
MarinHealth Medical Center's campus will
continue. A future lobby addition will incorporate a rock garden in the front designed in concert with the existing one in the Oak Pavilion's
sunken garden " to allow the visitor to feel as
though the hospital was placed into the natural
environment of Marin, " says Haim. Once realized, the lobby and its front garden will complete the project team's overall biophilic vision.
" A connection to nature, we believe, provides
a direct benefit to wellness and stress reduction,
clearly an important factor in patient care and
family management during stressful times, "
Haim says. " Our focus on biophilia helps the
MarinHealth Medical Center buildings impact
patients in a positive way. " 

Project details are provided by the
design team and not vetted by
Healthcare Design.

Joann Plockova is a freelance writer based between
Jupiter, Fla., and Prague, Czech Republic. She can
be reached at J O A N N . P L O C K O VA @ G M A I L . C O M .

A seating area overlooks a sunken
garden, which features boulders
that cascade down a tiered landscape, providing an inviting place
of respite.

MAY 2021

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