Emergency Department

Akron Children's Hospital

Mahoning Valley Emergency Department

Hasenstab Architects provided professional design services for a 32,400 square foot addition and renovation of the Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley Emergency Department.

The existing 9,600-square-foot emergency department was built in 1985 with an addition in 1996 and minor renovations in 2008. The aging facility was no longer able to support the needs of modern pediatric emergency care.

Planning, that began in 2015, identified issues such as undersized treatment rooms, inadequate support and insufficient family space. LEAN concepts were incorporated into the design process and an Integrated Project Delivery method was used. Full-scale cardboard mock-ups were built so that staff could fully understand the new spaces and give feedback as the design was further refined.

The goals of the expansion were to minimize the time families wait to see a caregiver and to enhance the quality of care in a safe, comfortable environment.

The new Emergency Department contains a total of 23 rooms, consisting of six fast-track rooms, 15 treatment rooms (including three that flex for behavioral health patients), and two resuscitation rooms. The project was designed to expand to 29+ exam rooms in the future if volume continues to increase.

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Project Details

Client

Akron Children’s Hospital

Location

Boardman, Ohio

Category

Completion

2023

Size

32,400 Square Feet

Partners

Baker Bednar Snyder & Associates

Key Team Members

  • Scott Radcliff
  • Adam May
  • Carla Cremers
  • Tina Kessel
  • Liz Posadas
  • Dan Gardinsky
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