Perkins + Will

Chicago safety-net hospital designs for the future

Saint Anthony Hospital engages architect to design prototype that would act as a model for cohesive approach to their facilities and future clinics

By Healthcare Facilities Today


Saint Anthony Hospital is a safety-net hospital serving the southwest side neighborhoods of Chicago. It has an open-door policy to provide health services to those who cannot afford to pay and are without health insurance.  

Despite the economic downturn, Saint Anthony Hospital hired architect Perkins+Will in 2011 to design a prototypical outpatient clinic with an eye on the future, according to an article in Contract magazine. The prototype design would act as a model to give them a more cohesive approach to their facilities and future clinics.

The ultimate plan was to generate an innovative kit-of-parts that would allow maximum flexibility should the need arise for either a stand-alone building or a retrofitted existing building, according to the article.

At 29,000 square feet, the prototype was planned to accommodate multiple lines of service that were seen as the greatest needs in the community. They include clinical examination, occupational medicine, chemotherapy, dialysis and rehabilitation. 

Read the article and view the gallery images.

 

 



November 20, 2013


Topic Area: Architecture


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