A state-of-the-art primary care hospital that expands with the community
To create a state of the art community primary care hospital with considerable flexibility for expansion of inpatient and ambulatory capacity to meet demands of a rapidly growing Twin Cities suburb.
Walker facilitated a process that let a lot of people be involved up front, incorporating the principles of Lean. We did mockups early in the process so users could step into a room, and we could immediately see ways to make it more efficient. We eliminated a lot of waste.
Brian Buchholz, AIA, ACHA
Principal - BWBR Architects
Critical Stats
Scope:
Phase 1: 90 Bed New Hospital, 315,000 SF
Master Plan: 300 bed hospital with 200,000 additional SF of ambulatory care space.
Integrated with existing Ambulatory Care Center and Medical Office
Budget:
$138.9 M
Schedule:
Began design July 2006
Opened facility December 2009
Leadership
- Walker was brought on board at the conceptual phase
- Created an expedited development process to meet Minnesota Legislature's requirements
- Prepared multiple bid packages to provide early construction start
- Responsible for managing and tracking all project costs:
- Prepare and maintain capital project budget
- Quarterly project updates
- Cash flow projections
- Monthly draw packages
- Coordinated procurement of equipment, furniture and technology
Partnership
- Multiple owner partnership
- Facilitated a process that brought users in at an early stage to identify workflow efficiencies
- Comprehensive budget captures even hard-to-track owner purchases (furniture, medical equipment)
- Worked with owner and general contractor to accelerate an already aggressive construction schedule due to unusually severe weather
Results
- Completed ahead of schedule
- Under budget
- Facility planned for consumer driven approach, high staffing efficiency and safety
- Final campus master plan provides both vertical and horizontal expansion capability for optimum site capacity
- Hospital is outperforming original projections
