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design palette of
Henderson Hospital
includes shades of
warm gray neutrals,
rich espresso-colored
woodgrains, and
textures that range
from matte to metallic.
Vertical, cylindrical
lighting pendants over
the admitting desk
were chosen for their
timeless shape and
simple frosted-glass
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Henderson Hospital has
a prominent location
in Union Village to
provide easy access
to residents of the
community who will be
encouraged to walk or
bicycle to the hospital
via a quarter-mile
promenade.

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The Union Village campus is designed to convey a resort-like feel, and
the four-story hospital follows suit with a sleek exterior profile complemented by blue, brown, and tan hues that blend in with the southern

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Nevada locale. "We looked at ways of using
simple color changes to create more interest," says George Vangelatos, design director at
HMC Architects (Sacramento, Calif.), the architect of record and executive architect on the
hospital project. For example, some of the exterior glass is tinted blue, while in other places,
bands of blue tile are used to break up the volume of the building.
Inside, the facility houses 130 private beds,
an emergency department, four ORs, and a
top-floor women's department that includes
a 12-bed NICU. Shell space has been created
for another 30 acute care beds and two more
ORs. Exterior and interior design elements
were coordinated to create a cohesive statement, says Rebecca Brennan, principal of Design Studio Blue LLC (Denver), which handled
the project's interior design along with Gallun
Snow (Denver). For example, blue tones and
geometric patterns used in an outdoor eating
area are brought inside and repeated at the
cafeteria serving line via a blue mosaic wall
tile. The bright, modern environment also
incorporates nature-inspired upholstery patterns; shimmering and matte finishes on the

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part of the Valley Health
System (VHS; Las Vegas), is-by design and location-a landmark in Henderson, Nev. Opening in
October 2016, it's the first tenant at Union Village, a 151-acre integrated health village, where
services-including inpatient and outpatient care,
primary care, home health, senior living, and wellness-will be collocated alongside residential and retail components.
For VHS, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS; King of
Prussia, Pa.), which owns and operates the hospital, the project provided the opportunity to round out its network of services and deliver care
to future residents of the village as well as to residents of Henderson,
the second-largest city in Nevada after Las Vegas and an area previously
underserved by the system. In June 2013, UHS signed a letter of intent
to purchase 35 acres in Union Village to build the hospital, with ground
breaking in October 2014.
Today, the 247,000-square-foot Henderson Hospital is prominently
positioned at the village's main entrance and adjacent to a village promenade, a quarter-mile pedestrian connector that runs throughout the
site, providing an entry point that defines the healthcare focus of the
site and supports the overall campus aesthetic.
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