UC Health ED Renovation Surgical Infill

The Emergency Department Renovation and Surgical Infill project is part of the largest capital planning effort in the history of UC Health. Since 2017, HEAPY has supported this effort totaling more than $370 MILLION IN OVERALL CAPITAL PROJECTS, including complex renovations, new additions, demolitions, expansions, and new construction. This project included the demolition of several structures, expansion, and renovation of the emergency department at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Greater Cincinnati’s adult Level I trauma center, as well as the construction of a new surgical pavilion to modernize and grow the operating room capacity. Delivered via an integrated team of DESIGN-ASSIST partners, collaboration was a cornerstone of the project approach and execution.

INNOVATION
The new emergency department was designed to provide strategic treatment spaces in the event of a future pandemic, leveraging negative pressure to ensure a safe environment.

RESILIENCY
This complex renovation and addition project was executed on a crowded, urban campus in an active medical center. Construction was carefully phased to ensure minimal interruptions and ensure continuity of operations. In addition, the new portions of the facility now boast 100% generator emergency standby power back — the first areas on the large, sprawling campus to boast this level of resiliency.

COLLABORATION
The project consists of demolitions and additions on a very tight urban campus with an active hospital. Besides the difficulties of inserting the additions on the campus, there is a University central utility plant on the opposite side of the hospital from which the main 24” chilled water pipe and steam must be brought. HEAPY worked with a team including hospital facilities, university facilities, design assist contractors, structural engineers, and architects to coordinate the route without negative impact to operations.