EYP Health Joins UNC Rex Healthcare for Opening of the North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital

RALEIGH, N.C. – Architects and designers from EYP Health (formerly WHR Design PC) recently celebrated the opening of the new North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital with hospital administrators, physicians, clinical staff, donors and other building team members. 

The eight-story, 306,000-square-foot Heart & Vascular Hospital, which consolidates all of UNC Rex’s cardiac care together in one location housing eight cath labs, two electrophysiology procedure rooms, two hybrid procedure rooms and a cardiac rehab facility.

The new hospital is a holistic environment with programs and spaces that support well-being throughout the facility. Among the amenities are a conference center with a demonstration kitchen that is a part of the cardiac rehab program, a meditation/sacred space and a variety of waiting spaces — family pods, away spaces and spaces near interactive art and displays.

Project Team

• Architect of record and design architect – EYP Health, overall design/planning lead
• Associate architect – BBH Design, provided documentation of the exterior design
• MEP engineer – RMF Engineering
• Contractor & construction manager – Skanska
• Civil engineering – Kimley-Horn
• Medical technology planning – Genesis Planning
• Structural engineering – Stewart
• Landscape design concepts were provided by Shane
• Landscape documentation was provided by Kimley-Horn