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.