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York, PA, United States
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York, PA, United States
TRO Jung|Brannen developed a comprehensive site and facilities master plan to address both short and long-range needs for York Hospital (the tertiary-care component of the WellSpan Health System). The hospital, which is located along the edge of a significant hillside, sought to transform its existing campus over time through replacement of key services and improved organization.
The following were major master plan objectives: to provide a platform for total replacement of all acute care beds currently housed in older structures; to consolidate cardiovascular services and delineate a heart hospital; to develop a central focus and enhanced image to the reorganized campus for ease of access to all diagnostic/treatment services and patient beds; to reconceive how inpatient care will be delivered; and to reorganize internal horizontal and vertical transport to separate public from non-public circulation.
Phase I comprised logistical support services at its lowest floor level, a three-story heart hospital, a multi-story atrium concourse to provide a new entrance and identity, and three floors of patient care units, along with a new chiller plant and several other campus infrastructure upgrades required to support growth.
The structure was designed to support six additional floors in subsequent phases, which will eventually house all of the hospital’s medical/surgical acute care beds. In order to minimize disruption to floors below, a mechanical penthouse tops the Phase I structure that will house air handling equipment for both existing and future development.
TRO Jung|Brannen and York Hospital worked to address the objective to reconceive delivery of inpatient care by sponsoring a roundtable workshop with eight U.S. hospitals to focus on common issues and changes in healthcare delivery.
The design team worked with a York Hospital planning team to develop a unique inpatient unit design that includes: all private rooms with clear zones for caregivers, patients and family; pods configured in four, five or six rooms within the dimensional grid, which provide options for caregiver staffing-to-bed ratios; staff substations at each pod for reduced walking distances to supplies, equipment and patients, and optimal visibility between spaces; as well as teaching and lounge/kitchen space provided on each floor for patient, family, and staff use.The York Hospital inpatient unit design addresses the challenges of providing excellent inpatient care in an era of educated consumer demands, declining staff ratios, increased focus on team care giving, and tightened reimbursements.Achievements:“Best in Class Award, Healthcare” 2008 Brick in Architecture Award“Honor Award” 2008 AIA Central Pennsylvania
The following were major master plan objectives: to provide a platform for total replacement of all acute care beds currently housed in older structures; to consolidate cardiovascular services and delineate a heart hospital; to develop a central focus and enhanced image to the reorganized campus for ease of access to all diagnostic/treatment services and patient beds; to reconceive how inpatient care will be delivered; and to reorganize internal horizontal and vertical transport to separate public from non-public circulation.
Phase I comprised logistical support services at its lowest floor level, a three-story heart hospital, a multi-story atrium concourse to provide a new entrance and identity, and three floors of patient care units, along with a new chiller plant and several other campus infrastructure upgrades required to support growth.
The structure was designed to support six additional floors in subsequent phases, which will eventually house all of the hospital’s medical/surgical acute care beds. In order to minimize disruption to floors below, a mechanical penthouse tops the Phase I structure that will house air handling equipment for both existing and future development.
TRO Jung|Brannen and York Hospital worked to address the objective to reconceive delivery of inpatient care by sponsoring a roundtable workshop with eight U.S. hospitals to focus on common issues and changes in healthcare delivery.
The design team worked with a York Hospital planning team to develop a unique inpatient unit design that includes: all private rooms with clear zones for caregivers, patients and family; pods configured in four, five or six rooms within the dimensional grid, which provide options for caregiver staffing-to-bed ratios; staff substations at each pod for reduced walking distances to supplies, equipment and patients, and optimal visibility between spaces; as well as teaching and lounge/kitchen space provided on each floor for patient, family, and staff use.The York Hospital inpatient unit design addresses the challenges of providing excellent inpatient care in an era of educated consumer demands, declining staff ratios, increased focus on team care giving, and tightened reimbursements.Achievements:“Best in Class Award, Healthcare” 2008 Brick in Architecture Award“Honor Award” 2008 AIA Central Pennsylvania