A groundbreaking ceremony was held for AdventHealth Parker’s $300-million expansion project. The 179-bed hospital has served the southeast Denver, Colorado metropolitan area and beyond for nearly 21 years. Construction is expected to begin in February 2025, with plans to care for the first patient by February 2027. The project team includes design partners SmithGroup and Boulder Associates, with DPR Construction as the general contractor.
Key features of the new 186,000-square-foot tower will include:
- Four operating rooms (and two additional rooms that will be shelled for future use)
- 16 pre- and post-operative rooms
- 60 new medical/surgical beds
- Two cardiac catheterization labs
- Two interventional radiology labs
- A new sterile processing department
- The 5th, 6th, and 7th floors will be shelled as future patient bed floors
Keeping key drivers in mind, the project team created a design that enhances hospital efficiency to accommodate 150 new beds and optimizes the workspace for healthcare providers and staff. The interior lighting design prioritizes the patient experience, using circadian-supportive strategies to mitigate glare and support healthy sleep cycles. Layered lighting provides comfort for patients and staff, emphasizing intuitive wayfinding and adjusting throughout the day to maximize energy performance and promote overall wellbeing.
Due to the high demand and accelerated schedule for this project, the design teams implemented Lean practices to maximize efficiency and capture a streamlined decision-making process. As part of this process, the teams utilized virtual reality (VR) to help user groups understand the project and fully realize the result.
Rendering source: smithgroup.com
