Blog
Park Nicollet’s Family Birthing Center
In St. Louis Park, Minnesota, they have recently renovated the Park Nicollet’s Family Birthing Center on the Methodist Hospital campus. The original building was built in 1957 and required complicated renovations in order to appeal to new parents.
The new center improved the triage, labor/delivery/recovery (LDR), antepartum, postpartum, special care nursery, and c-section rooms. In addition, they added a welcome area, serpentine public entry corridor, concierge station, family lounge, and café. A multifunctional conference/community room provides space for presentations to prospective parents, education programs, and staff meetings.
A few of the photos from the article on Healthcare Design Magazine are shown below. To go on the photo tour and read the entire article, click here.
New LDR suites with water-birth capability were created by combining two existing postpartum rooms. Medical equipment, trash, and soiled linens are concealed within custom cabinetry. Applied window film adds privacy and screens views to existing rooftop mechanical units. Photo: ©AECOM/Robb Williamson
Large postpartum suites were developed by updating existing LDR rooms. Existing procedure lighting and medical gasses for baby were maintained to offer the flexibility for additional LDR capacity. Wall-mounted modular furniture systems accommodate patient, family, and staff needs and medical equipment is hidden within a custom headwall unit that also integrates patient-controlled lighting. Photo: ©AECOM/Robb Williamson
This private special-care nursery patient room is zoned for caregiver, patient, and family areas. Enhancements include an integral baby-bathing sink and wall-hung breast-milk refrigerator. Families can remain close to baby and are supported with a sleep sofa, mobile work table, and kangaroo-care recliner. Photo: ©AECOM/Robb Williamson
Source: http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/article/photo-tour-park-nicollet
