Baptist Health Archives - HCO News https://hconews.com/tag/baptist_health/ Healthcare Construction & Operations Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:49:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 https://hconews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-HCO-News-Logo-32x32.png Baptist Health Archives - HCO News https://hconews.com/tag/baptist_health/ 32 32 Boca Raton Welcomes Impressive New Medical Pavilion https://hconews.com/2024/02/06/boca-raton-welcomes-impressive-new-medical-pavilion/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:47:41 +0000 https://hconews.com/?p=49395 Due to the generosity of philanthropists Toby and Leon Cooperman, Boca Raton Regional Hospital – an integral part of the local community for over five decades – is now home to the new Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical Arts Pavilion.

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By HCO Staff

BOCA RATON, Fla.—Due to the generosity of philanthropists Toby and Leon Cooperman, Boca Raton Regional Hospital – an integral part of the local community for over five decades – is now home to the new Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical Arts Pavilion.

Boca Raton Regional Hospital is part of Baptist Health South Florida; building upon a three-decade partnership with Baptist Health South Florida, NELSON Worldwide built and designed a space that raises the standard of architecture on campus, extending a warm welcome to visitors and employees alike.

The Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical Arts Pavilion addresses a spectrum of healthcare needs with specialized clinics dedicated to orthopedics, urology, and colorectal care, offering cutting-edge, patient-centric care that keeps community well-being top-of-mind. The meticulously designed facility spans three levels and encompasses an expansive 61,500 square feet, including a top-floor ambulatory surgical suite with five state-of-the-art operating rooms alongside 16 dedicated recovery bays.

Once home to a collection of buildings mainly used as non-clinical spaces, NELSON conducted a comprehensive site clearance and reimagined the grounds as one unified development, creating a novel building tailored to the vibrant Boca Raton community it serves. The development was primarily guided by donor contributions, necessitating a strategic approach to optimizing the available site space within the constraints presented by zoning regulations and vertical height limitations. The design team also needed to exhibit a high level of sensitivity to the neighboring facilities that abut the site, including a single story rehabilitative complex, medical offices, and surrounding clinics, throughout both the design development and construction endeavors.

The main façade of the Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical Arts Pavilion has been adorned with a perforated metal screen – a tip of the hat to Florida’s iconic tropical flora. Palm leaves, the Baptist Health pineapple, and natural florals fill the metal screen and create an inviting art display on the facade. This homage helps establish Baptist Health’s esteemed presence within the vibrant fabric of the South Florida community. The artistic metal screen seamlessly transitions indoors to meet laser-perforated wooden panels, functioning as intuitive wayfinding elements within the premises. The interior depicts the spirit of South Florida through the fluidity of watercolors, the radiance of sunshine, and the vivid hues of greens, blues, and pinks inspired by seashells are meticulously interwoven into both the interior design and architectural aesthetics.

To improve the look and function of the drop-off zone, a choice was made to transform it into a plaza gracing the building’s entrance. This redesigned roundabout boasts a fountain as its hub, complemented by distinctive landscaping elements and native trees, creating a captivating entrance. Abundant seating areas, adorned with lush vegetation, contribute to the inviting ambiance. The resulting plaza will double as a space for hosting large-scale events for the hospital and community.

Prioritizing the outdoors was emphasized within the building as well, and two distinct balconies offer patients and staff members spaces to spend time outside. One balcony serves as a relaxation space dedicated to the well-being of the staff members, while the second is a versatile space that can be easily adapted for various functions and events, adding an element of flexibility to the building’s layout.

The neighboring 380-spot Eleanor R. Baldwin Parking Facility takes on a dual role, accommodating both the building’s staff, physicians, patients, and families, and providing a solution for the overflow parking needs in the neighborhood. This includes the added convenience of valet parking provisions, seamlessly extending its utility to the nearby emergency department situated directly across the street. Architectural enhancements have been incorporated into the five-level garage, including metal fins and screens alongside curated landscaping elements. The stairwells are glazed and illuminate during nighttime hours, boosting security while adding a unique aesthetic element.

The Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical Arts Pavilion and Eleanor R. Baldwin Parking Facility stand reflect the power of philanthropy in enhancing the health and wellbeing of a community. Informed by the specific needs of the surrounding area, NELSON Worldwide designed the facility to serve as a beacon of hope and health by consolidating a range of services, medical practitioners, and specialties to serve the Boca Raton community.

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Architecture Firm Hoefer Welker Expands into Florida https://hconews.com/2022/09/07/architecture-firm-hoefer-welker-expands-into-florida/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:06:25 +0000 https://hconews.com/?p=48094 Hoefer Welker, an interdisciplinary architecture, planning and design firm based in Kansas City, Mo., is expanding to Jacksonville with a 5,600-square-foot office at 1301 Riverplace Blvd. on the Southbank. The firm also has an office in Dallas.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Hoefer Welker, an interdisciplinary architecture, planning and design firm based in Kansas City, Mo., is expanding to Jacksonville with a 5,600-square-foot office at 1301 Riverplace Blvd. on the Southbank. The firm also has an office in Dallas.

Hoefer Welker has multiple projects underway in the Jacksonville area and is designing more than 2.2 million square feet in Florida.

“Our footprint in the Jacksonville area continues to expand so it only made sense that we open an office here,” said Trevor Lee, Hoefer Welker’s Jacksonville managing partner. “We’re eager to continue growing throughout the Southeast.”

Some notable Hoefer Welker Florida projects include:

  • A 193,500-square-foot VA Outpatient Clinic and Domiciliary that will serve the area’s 45,000 veterans. The facility, located at 145 Heron Bay Rd., will be completed in 2023.
  • Two modernization projects for Air Force Base (AFB) medical facilities, each 69,000-square-foot projects, including 325th Medical Group Tyndall AFB and the 1st Special Operations Medical Group Hurlburt Field Clinic. The facilities are located outside Panama City and Pensacola respectively.
  • Multiple projects with Baptist Health totaling more than 100,000 square feet in north Florida.

“With Florida’s increasing population — and our growing presence — Jacksonville was the natural choice for our third office,” said Mitch Hoefer, Hoefer Welker CEO and founding partner. “But just as instrumental in our decision was finding Trevor Lee, who’s an outstanding leader in architecture, a committed Jacksonville advocate and has a clear, strategic vision for growth.”

The Jacksonville office is opening with an established architectural staff, including Trevor Lee. Lee has guided the Jacksonville expansion with a focus on the broader Southeast region, and he will continue to build on Hoefer Welker’s formidable portfolio of work in both healthcare and commercial markets. Lee’s career in the design and construction industry spans more than 20 years, including 13 in Principal, VP and Partner roles in healthcare architecture and urban design.

Founded in 1996, Hoefer Welker is a multidisciplinary architecture, interior design, medical equipment planning, technology consultancy and engineering firm known for collaborating with clients to create performance-driven solutions. From offices in Kansas City, Dallas, and Jacksonville, the firm works with clients in the healthcare, education, government, civic, multifamily and commercial markets on projects across the U.S. For more information, please visit: hoeferwelker.com.

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Search for Waste Disposal Ideas Begins https://hconews.com/2014/08/20/search-waste-disposal-ideas-begins/ CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Edison Nation Medical, a product developer that helps innovators through the process of licensing, is searching for ways to improve hazardous waste disposal in hospitals and health care facilities.

Edison invites the public to submit ideas through its confidential portal at www.EdisonNationMedical.com/waste through Oct. 24.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Edison Nation Medical, a product developer that helps innovators through the process of licensing, is searching for ways to improve hazardous waste disposal in hospitals and health care facilities.

Edison invites the public to submit ideas through its confidential portal at www.EdisonNationMedical.com/waste through Oct. 24.

Hospitals are one of the largest generators of hazardous waste, defined as waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment. The majority of materials procured by a hospital ultimately become waste, resulting in nearly 7,000 tons of waste every day and $10 billion annually in disposal costs across the health care industry, according to Edison. Special waste is also an area that is seeing an increase within the emerging cannabis industry – there may even be an overlap with health care waste where medical marijuana is concerned. Businesses within this industry should learn the methods of properly getting rid of hemp biomass as part of their waste management responsibilities. This is particularly important as this special waste could pose a public health and safety risk, especially to children and animals that might ingest discarded products.

“Hazardous waste disposal is a complicated and costly compliance challenge to health care organizations,” said Robert Grajewski, president of Edison Nation Medical, in a statement. “We believe there is a significant opportunity to introduce innovative new equipment, containers, devices and educational signage that will standardize proper hazardous waste disposal practices across the industry and, thus, make smart choices as easy as possible for busy health care workers.”

Edison suggests inventors consider a cost-saving opportunity through the proper allocation of red bag versus municipal solid waste (MSW), which is commonly known as trash or garbage that contains everyday items. Medical waste that requires proper red-bag disposal includes liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious materials; contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed; items that are caked with dried blood or other potentially infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling; contaminated sharps; and pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Many hospitals routinely throw 50 percent to 70 percent of the waste into the bio-hazardous waste stream even though most of the waste is similar to that of an office building. In situations like this, hiring a skip similar to those found at West Auckland Rubbish Removal might be a good choice. Only about 2 percent to 3 percent of hospital waste actually needs to be classified as hazardous. Improper waste identification can be costly – red-bag waste costs up to 10 times more for disposal than municipal solid waste and up to 30 times more than recycling.

Edison also suggests ideas that can encourage or facilitate recycling. The average cost to dispose of MSW is about $250 to $300 per bed, and the average 500-bed hospital will spend $150,000 annually on MSW contracts. Between 25 percent and 30 percent of MSW contains materials that could have been recycled.
There is a wide range of other hazardous waste to consider, Edison notes, including chemical waste, construction and demolition debris, pathological waste, pharmaceutical waste, laboratory reagent waste, radioactive waste, recyclables, solid waste and waste water.

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