Chandler Regional Medical Center Tower C
Chandler Regional Medical Center reached a critical capacity level of high occupancy requiring growth to serve the future needs of its patients and community. Increasing capacity in a thoughtful way, focusing on care, increasing operational efficiency, and reinforcing safety, were just a few of the hallmarks Dignity Health wanted in the design of a 176,560 SF expansion to its Chandler hospital. Charged with those hallmarks, architects created a design for the new tower that includes five floors providing a new emergency department, intensive care unit, chapel, and dining area while also adding 96 private rooms. The $125 million expansion of Tower C, spanning 176,560 SF, addresses this need by increasing acute care beds, enhancing the ED capacity, modernizing support areas from the 1980s, optimizing the Spiritual Care space, streamlining public access, and alleviating patient and employee parking concerns.
Project Size: 176,560 SF
Location: Chandler, AZ
The new 42,000 SF ED is tailored to meet the requirements of Accountable Care and is designed to adapt to seasonal fluctuations. Centralized Nurse stations promote collaboration and efficiency in care delivery, while a Quick Look and Split Flow plan facilitate timely care, admission, or discharge. An Intake area streamlines patient evaluation and discharge processes, reducing treat-to-street times.
The Observation Unit, Phase 2 of the tower expansion and ED project, encompasses approximately 6,000 SF of interior renovation. This conversion of the abandoned emergency department into a 24-bed Observation Unit maintains adjacency to the existing Emergency Department. The project scope includes mechanical, plumbing, and electrical services, along with new equipment installation. Notably, there are no alterations to building areas, room configurations, occupancy classifications, occupant loads, rated separations, egress routes, or parking counts.
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