Winchester, MA – Winchester Hospital broke ground on its new ambulatory surgery center, as well as celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the hospital and its newly launched second century campaign.
DiGiorgio Associates Inc. (DAI), based out of Boston was selected as the architect and engineer for the design of this new ambulatory surgery center. The 31,200sf state-of-the art facility will be patient focused, providing comprehensive services to meet the increased demand for outpatient surgical services. Services to be provided include orthopedic, hand, podiatry, urology, gynecology and otolaryngology surgery.
The new building will be located approximately one mile from the hospital’s main campus and will consist of two floors. The first floor of the building will house four class “C” operating rooms, a radiographic room, a preadmission testing suite with two blood draw stations and four exam rooms, clinical support services, a lobby and a coffee shop. Building support services are located on the second floor. There is a covered walkway in the rear for staff and service connection between the ASC and the Cancer Center.
The building lobby will have a curved ceiling and front desk, stone floor, wood panels, indirect light and even a fire place. Seating is arranged in small clusters to promote privacy. The interior design intent is to create a hotel-like environment to reduce stress and enhance relaxation for patients and families. Exterior colors were selected reinforce the off-site identity of this project.
The hospital registered this project with the USGBC and will receive a LEED Gold rating. Sustainable features include using high efficiency heat, ventilating and air conditioning systems incorporating energy recovery devices to reduce operating costs and a high level of control points to increase thermal comfort control, water efficient plumbing fixtures and a light color roof to reduce heat island effect. Exterior light fixtures were selected to limit light pollution and non-potable water is used for irrigation. Interior finishes and materials have high recyclable contents, made of certified wood and rapid renewable materials. Paints and adhesives with low volatile compound are also used.
DAI has been working with Winchester Hospital for over a decade to help them meet the needs associated with the constantly changing healthcare industry and is proud to continue their affiliation on this exciting new project.