The new pavilion provides ample space for women and children, including labor and delivery rooms, C-section rooms, regular and ICU beds for pediatric patients, neonatal ICU beds and mother-baby beds. The facility features amenities, such as decentralized nurse stations just outside patient rooms, that provide privacy for the community’s at-risk patients. Both private and patient labor and delivery rooms feature family areas with sleeping space and the convenience of a kitchenette and children’s play areas. The facility’s NICU also features a sleep area so that family members can stay close by.
Prioritizing Denver Health’s focus on safety, Gresham Smith tested major process concepts and the schematic design for potential vulnerabilities using a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). In addition to the FMEA tool, we offered a series of training sessions to Denver Health physicians and staff to heighten awareness around the impact the environment has on safely delivering healthcare.
Our design team incorporated energy-saving features throughout the facility, including low-emitting materials and daylighting strategies. Thanks to its sustainable design, Denver Health Medical Center was the first public safety-net hospital in the United States to obtain LEED Silver certification.