EvergreenHealth
Family Maternity Medical Center Renovation
EvergreenHealth ( EH ), a Seattle-based public district hospital , renovated the Family Maternity Center ( FMC ) at its campus in Kirkland , WA — the renovation allows EH to provide the highest quality care for prospective parents and newborns in the growing local community .
The approximately 100,000 SF renovation occurred in the Blue building . Initially constructed in 1990 , the Blue Building has six levels of patient care . This project renovated the level two labor delivery recovery postpartum rooms in the level four NICU and converted level five patient rooms to antepartum rooms . In addition to the renovated floors , a new Emergency Department dedicated to the labor and delivery function was designed to support newborns and families .
The project utilized the recently vacated critical care unit as temporary labor , delivery , recovery and postpartum ( LDRP ) rooms to start construction . We also phased construction to allow for operations to be maintained throughout the process .
P2S provided mechanical , plumbing and fire protection engineering services for the renovation of the FMC . Our team provided complete bid documents for the following systems :
• Ductwork and HVAC to meet the heating , cooling , exhaust , and ventilation requirements of the 2018 FGI Guidelines and ASHRAE 170-2017 .
• Plumbing systems , including domestic water , waste , vent , and medical gas systems .
• Fire protection performance specification and select piping revisions to coordinate with modifications to other systems .
• Project specifications
The mechanical , medical gas and plumbing systems were upgraded to provide the current best practice of indoor air ventilation and patient services . Notably , the existing air handlers were upgraded with fan arrays to correct capacity and reliability deficiencies . P2S worked closely with the manufacturer and McKinstry , the Mechanical Contractor , to ensure all components fit through the existing access doors .
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