BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Brasfield & Gorrie recently completed phase one of Princeton Baptist Medical Center’s east expansion project. With an anticipated completion date of May 2013, the three-phase construction project includes a 100,000-square-foot expansion along with 60,000-square-feet of improvements to the original structure—its first expansion in more than 15 years. Phase two is expected to be complete later this year. TRO Jung/Brannen serves as the project’s architect.
The first phase of the project includes 16 new operating rooms to replace the current operating rooms, which are nearly three decades old, and introduces the hospital’s first hybrid operating room. The new hybrid operating room technology provides solutions to save critical time and keep cardiovascular, orthopedic spine, neurosurgical and vascular procedures minimally invasive.
Space for a second hybrid operating room has been included for future expansion. In addition, the hospital addition includes a new gastrointestinal department, six GI procedure rooms, a new central instrument processing department for the entire hospital, a chapel and conference center, patient and visitor lobbies and waiting rooms.
“Princeton Baptist has always been the backbone of our community, “said Betsy Postlethwait, president of Princeton Baptist Medical Center. “These necessary renovations will help better our community’s patient care with innovative technology and best-of-class facilities.”
The $39.9-million expansion also includes a new two-story building, capable of accommodating an additional four floors if future expansion is necessary.
