Challenge
Competing with more than two dozen U.S. News and World Report-ranked hospitals within a 50-mile radius, Capital Health was finding it increasingly difficult to attract patients. An urban, two-hospital system with aging facilities, Capital needed a new hospital to expand their market reach. However, there was significant resistance from the community where the hospital had secured land for a new hospital.
Solution
Located in a Certificate of Need (CON) state where changes are difficult once a CON is approved, the design team worked closely with the system’s senior staff to reconfigure plans and revise program data to meet the criteria for three alternate locations. The final location selected was equally challenging due to significant wetland coverage. The design team was able to meet current and future growth criteria through a chassis design that provided a central spine for all utilities, while meeting all wetland environmental regulations.
Results
The hospital design has successfully attracted new patients and inpatient volume has increased 14% over initial projections. A 925,000 SF, 223-bed greenfield hospital, the new facility features healing gardens, views of nature, soothing water features, and a focus on patient and family amenities throughout. An uplifting five-story atrium links the central diagnostic and treatment chassis with the inpatient tower on one side and the outpatient MOB on the other, serving both inpatient and outpatient populations.
LEED Gold Certified – At the time of certification, Capital Health Hopewell was one of only 28 hospitals in the country to receive LEED Platinum or Gold status.
Collaborators
AKF Engineers
Anchor Health Properties
HKS, Inc.
O’Donnell & Naccarato
Skanska
Target Building Construction
The Lighting Practice
Wells Appel
Photo Credit: Blake Marvin/HKS, Inc.
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