In a few months, the San Antonio Community Hospital of Upland, California will have completed renovation and expansion on their 195,600 sq. ft. medical construction project. Here are some key features that you can include in your own medical center or office remodel. Speak to a qualified medical construction contractor about upgrading or building a new add-on to your patient or physician spaces.
How much does hospital renovation cost?
This Southern California hospital shelled out close to $1 million for their building project, including physical labor, design, customized engineering plans, and government compliance coding. However, healthcare analysts predict that even smaller medical facilities can increase profit, efficiency, and patient satisfaction exponentially by making a few architectural changes. This can include smaller, short-term building projects that allow you to receive customers during the entire construction phase. Loud construction work such as drilling and cutting take place after hours, so as not to disturb patients and staff.Hospital design renovations to consider
When the Upland, California contacted their medical contractor to make some changes, they agreed on the following renovation features:- Hospital lobby remodel- See: Medical Construction: Designing the Patient Waiting Room
- Addition of floors to emergency unit (can apply to ambulatory surgical center)
- Construction of new central utility plant, equipped to provide energy-efficient cooling and power control
- Climate-controlled building shell area that can be used later for extra medical offices, outpatient clinics, or other treatment centers
- Urgent care department
- Emergency unit
- Outpatient care for non-emergency treatment
- Intensive care unit- ICU
- Ambulatory surgical center- ASC
- Diagnostic imaging center
- Pain clinic
- Vision center