Project Overview:
This project was the conversion of a vacated acute care hospital floor located on the fourth floor of a 1950’s vintage hospital structure which once served as the surgical floor prior to a large addition constructed in 2008. With a large space available, the geriatric psychology unit was deemed the most appropriate program at 9,500 square feet. It included the complete renovation of this floor consisting of: programming and re-purposing rooms, interior finishes, improved patient toilet rooms and bathing area, window replacements with tamperproof elements and security, new heating and ventilation system, new electrical distribution including the normal, critical and emergency power branches. Additionally this warranted careful attention to the needs of the geriatric community and also the needs of the hospital staff to oversee the entire floor for safety, security and to prevent wanderers.