In 2019, WVU Medicine purchased a dated 1930s hospital campus in Fairmont, West Virginia. The hospital had deteriorated under previous ownership, prompting WVU Medicine to engage HED to assess the long-term options and costs of either revitalizing the campus or constructing a new one. HED analyzed the campus and its operational functions to identify current issues, opportunities, and costs, creating a right-sizing framework for WVU Medicine’s future decision-making. This fast-tracked approach incorporated MEP analysis to explore scenarios with functioning systems and employed critical evaluation of future possibilities.
As part of the WVU Medical system, the renovation of the existing Fairmont Medical Center will include 42-inpatient patient beds, adding two inpatient units to the present facility. In recent years, Fairmont Medical Center-WVUH, has expanded the services offered at the hospital, including Cardiology and Vascular care; diagnostics, such as echocardiogram, stress echocardiogram, treadmill stress testing, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); and outpatient laboratory.
In the end, a highly condensed and focused master plan was embraced by the hospital system to implement changes and projects over a ten-year period. The transformation will result in a hospital campus at Fairmont, WV that is 21st century ready for community healthcare, and in the end the master plan returned a highly satisfied client, with a great return on investment.