PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Penn Medicine recently celebrated one of the largest capital projects in the history of Pennsylvania Hospital, the official opening of Penn Medicine Washington Square — a new 153,000-square-foot, “green” building in Center City Philadelphia — that serves as the major hub of outpatient care for Pennsylvania Hospital. This modern facility features leading-edge telecommunication and clinical information systems, providing patients with the most advanced level of collaborative and interdisciplinary care.
More than 100 providers from across a wide range of services — including cardiology, concierge medicine, otorhinolaryngology, primary care, surgery and women’s health — are now available in one location along with patient pre-admission testing and phlebotomy services. The facility is also built atop an existing parking garage, offering added convenience for patients.
Penn Medicine Washington Square is an integral part of Pennsylvania Hospital’s master plan which includes the expansion of private rooms for its patients. It represents great strides in both meeting the growing need for outpatient care and Penn Medicine’s overall commitment to its patients in Center City and beyond.
Comprised of technologically sophisticated patient exam rooms and laboratory space designed for interdisciplinary care with advanced on-site diagnostics, Penn Medicine Washington Square is a “green” urban redevelopment site featuring:
- Energy-efficient heating and cooling
- Optimized day lighting
- Increased wireless access
- Paper, metal and plastics recycling
- Maximized water efficiency
- Storm water retention through a green roof terrace
Penn Medicine Washington Square facilitates and enhances collaboration — especially among services dispersed across the Pennsylvania Hospital campus — by uniting clinical offices and over 100 physicians previously spread across seven different buildings, including:
- Cardiology
- Concierge Medicine
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Aesthetician services
- Audiology
- Facial plastic surgery
- Primary Care
- Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Colon & Rectal Surgery
- GI Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Urology & Urologic Surgery
- Women’s Health/Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Fertility
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Ob/Gyn & Midwifery Care
- Urogynecology
- Pre-admission patient testing and phlebotomy services
The expansion of Pennsylvania Hospital has come about through the partnership of Penn Medicine with the city of Philadelphia and Liberty Property Trust. The Liberty team included architect Ballinger, Inc. and contractor LF Driscoll Company. The Penn Medicine team included architect Ewing Cole and contractor JJ White, Inc.
