The latest design plans for the new Intermountain St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings, Montana have been unveiled. The replacement hospital, expected to break ground in spring of 2025 and be complete in 2029, will be a 14-floor, 737,000-square-foot facility located east of the current hospital building.
The decision to replace the current facility was made to address aging infrastructure and to create a modern and efficient hospital. The guiding principles of the new hospital’s design will meet patient needs for many years to come. The new facility will have 243 patient beds with additional space ready to build out 16 additional beds when needed. All of the rooms are designed to be universal with the ability to be converted into an ICU level of care, allowing the hospital to respond to changing demands and a potential future pandemic.
Key design aspects include:
- Dedicated Public Space: The entire first floor has been dedicated as public space for patients and visitors. It will include a prominent, beautifully designed chapel, an outpatient pharmacy, gift shop, and discharge lounge.
- Improved Public and Emergency Entrances: The public entrance will include a beautiful outdoor garden and will accommodate multiple streams of traffic, improving flow. The emergency department entrance has been designed to be safe, secure and separate from the public entrance to allow for patient privacy and efficient critical care, including a covered garage for ambulances.
- Improved Care by Design: All floors will feature decentralized nursing stations, allowing caregivers to be closer to their patients. Most patients’ rooms will have large windows providing natural light and beautiful views of Billings. There will be separate staff, patient and visitor entrances and elevators, allowing for privacy, creating a quiet and healing environment for patients.
Rendering source: intermountainhealth.org
