The new tower, estimated to have cost $36 million, includes a new intensive care unit, inpatient psychiatric unit, women’s surgical unit and cardiac care center. The hospital has also added 58 beds to its existing hospital in Layton. It also features improved areas like a family waiting room.
An extensive technology upgrade means that the facility is energy efficient and is also earthquake resistant. The facility can be expanded to a three story structure if needed.
Post-its were used to represent equipments, which were then placed in the demo room to attain a feasible layout to create a comfortable ambiance for patients and staff. A 20-bed inpatient psychiatric ward is set to open in the tower’s third floor by October, 2009.
The lobby of the hospital is spacious and displays a small waterfall on the back wall. It also features a curved wood and glass staircase adding contemporary design to the hospital.
The 14-bed ICU features a line of glass doors that extend down the hallway providing easy access to the nurses’ station. The design of the hospital has bifurcated the working of hospital staff in one area, while patients’ family and friends can gather in another area.
All patient rooms are similar in design, with each featuring a curtained-off toilet, while the hospital departments are located close to each other. A service saloon has been added to the women’s surgical area. New equipment has been integrated into the cardiac care laboratory.
The hospital will now use latest technology to monitor patients chart and record electronically, while the monitors and dialysis machine are set along the wood-paneled walls.
The completion of the ward will remove the crunch the hospital authorities are facing in terms of beds for patients. Two new floors may also be added in case the need arises.
The older tower will also be renovated after the completion of the construction of this tower. Construction on site began in 2007.
