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HEALTHCARE DESIGN SHOWCASE

A CUTE CA RE HOSPI TAL

Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, Maine
S UB MITTED BY: E 4 H E N V I R O N M E N T S F O R H E A L T H A R C H I T E C T U R E ( B O S T O N )

PR O JECT CAT E G O RY:

New construction and
remodel/renovation
CHI EF AD MINIS T R AT O R :

Helen McKinnon, vice
president, support services
F IR M:

E4H Environments for
Health Architecture,
www.e4harchitecture.com
D ESIG N T E A M:

E4H Environments for
Health (planner, architect,
interior designer); BVH
Integrated Services
(MEP/FP and structural
engineer); Wright-Pierce
(civil and environmental
engineer); Cianbro Corp.
(general contractor);
Brasfield & Gorrie (general
contractor); IMEG Corp.
(medical equipment
planner)
PHO TO G R AP HY:

©Brian Vanden Brink
T O TAL B UILD ING A R E A
(SQ . F T. ):

361,000
CO NSTR UCTIO N C O S T /
SQ . F T. :

$512
T O TAL CO NST R UC T IO N
CO ST (EXCL UD ING L A ND ):

$185 million
CO MPL ETE D :

Phase 1 (July 2016); Phase
2 (October 2017)

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The Eastern Maine Medical Center $305 million modernization project allows the hospital
to adapt to emerging technology and modern
procedures while accommodating increased
demand on a limited footprint.
The design was created to be flexible, efficient, and reflective of Maine's natural beauty.
Views of nature, natural light, decentralized
nurses' stations, acuity-adaptable single patient rooms, patient lifts, and respite areas for
patients, families, and staff are incorporated
into the design of the new tower. With expansive views of the Penobscot River, the tower
will support a new main lobby, café, heart and
vascular care space, surgical suite, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), two floors of private
patient rooms, and a newly renovated labor and
delivery center.
An intensive user group process included
more than 33 interviews with caregivers, patients and families, management, and staff.
Live design sessions with related departments
were held together to increase interdepartmental collaboration. Design was translated
using physical and virtual reality mock-ups, allowing improved communication with doctors
and nurses as they reviewed workflow and layout.
The NICU consists of private patient rooms
with river views. Special features include family rooming-in as well as connecting patient
rooms to accommodate multiple-birth siblings.
Micro stations provide good staff observation
while limiting the disruption to patients and
families.
The airy two-story lobby was designed as a
gathering space. Regional influences include
local artisan-designed and fabricated balcony
railing and locally quarried granite used for the
lobby's stone wall, fireplace, and grand staircase. Intuitive wayfinding allows for direct
sightlines to the elevator lobby, dining, and registration.
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