Jefferson Well being engaged world structure and design agency CallisonRTKL (CRTKL) to supply design providers to develop the well being system at their Cherry Hill campus. The brand new inpatient mattress tower is a 230,000-square-foot addition to the prevailing hospital that provides 90 affected person rooms, diagnostics, pharmacy, surgical providers, and public areas, together with a cafeteria, outside eating, and a therapeutic backyard. Accomplished in November 2020, the mattress tower is the belief of Jefferson Well being’s objective of campus modernization and is designed because the flagship constructing for Jefferson Well being New Jersey. The brand new affected person tower will hook up with a five-story atrium foyer, permitting for simpler entry to the brand new medical constructing.
Through the preliminary design levels for the growth, CRTKL carried out a examine to standardize the affected person rooms and nursing items for Jefferson Well being System. Utilizing digital actuality to conduct week-long bodily and digital affected person room mock-ups, CRTKL collected suggestions on the room design from employees. The ensuing design promotes improved care practices, and the result is a shared imaginative and prescient amongst employees and caregivers. Located alongside Chapel Avenue, the brand new tower serves as the first campus entrance—showcasing a novel function staircase and exterior lighting as visible icons that invite guests into the campus. The outside eating space and therapeutic backyard serves because the connection between the constructing and the Cherry Hill neighborhood. Organized round a well-lit, winding path, these areas present group seating, intimate areas for reflection, and personal “outside rooms” for workers and guests.
Undertaking class: New development
Chief administrator: Lisa Dutterer, chief administrative officer
Agency: CallisonRTKL, www.callisonrtkl.com
Design staff: Chris Pundzak, affiliate; Tamra Inexperienced, affiliate principal; Gabryela Feldman, senior affiliate; Sarah Dickert, senior designer; Mark Palmer, affiliate principal; Ray Brower, principal
Whole constructing space (sq. ft.): 230,000
Development value/sq. ft.: $557
Whole development value (excluding land): $128 million
Accomplished: December 2020
