Salt Lake Clinic - INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE
VCBO ARCHITECTURE...http://www.vcbo.com/ihc-salt-lake-clinic.html
When Intermountain Healthcare's aging Salt Lake Clinic (circa 1958) had reached the end of its useful life, VCBO Architecture was selected to provide a comprehensive clinic design on the existing site--a desirable central location. The 100,000 square foot clinic will provide space for 50 physicians, an imaging department, clinical laboratory, pharmacy, administrative and reception spaces as well as an InstaCare to serve the central Salt Lake City community. The project challenges include a sloping site and the need for the existing facility to remain operational throughout construction, as well as maximizing parking and maintaining the ambiance of the surrounding established neighborhood. The clinic is designed to be more comprehensive and integrated, enabling care that is not only patient-focused and staff-focused, but is capable of pulling various clinical practices into a broad and flexible environment. Facility amenities will include ergonomic staff spaces and best-of-breed inpatient facilities that address a wide variety of patient comfort and treatment issues while attending to critical health care delivery parameters. The open clinic design will allow scheduling based on peak demand time and allow more use of physician-extenders: nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The Clinic's airy lobby space and four-story, open stair promotes visual and physical connections between the floor levels, which is beneficial to the success of a medical clinic. Besides the positive feelings that open spaces nurture, patients and staff will benefit from the interconnectivity between separate levels when having to navigate the clinic vertically. Waiting areas will provide patient comfort and privacy while simultaneously encouraging staff efficiencies and visibility, with plentiful daylight, calming artwork, and subdued, well-placed lighting.
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