Located on the southwest corner of the hospital campus, the Women’s and Children’s Pavilion is part of a $121 million project that added 218,000 square feet to the hospital. The hospital expansion includes 100 additional licensed beds, a 600-space parking deck, and numerous renovations within the current hospital.
The improvements under the new phase will include construction of a new 16-bed intensive care unit and expansion of adult surgical space, the hospital’s pharmacy and cardiovascular department. The renovations are scheduled to be completed by late 2010.
The Women’s and Children’s Pavilion will offer a Level III NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) with 24 private rooms where patents can remain with their newborn throughout their infant’s hospital stay. Moving women’s services to the Pavilion will leave 100,000 square feet to be reallocated and renovated in the existing hospital.
The structure of the hospital will be LEED-certified. The building has LEED features like low volume toilets and shower heads. The hospital recycled 89% of the waste products from construction. Ed Scharff, associate principal and lead designer in the Memphis office of TRO Jung Brannen designed this project.
