MALVERN, Pa.—CRTKL, now a part of Arcadis, collaborated with Main Line Health to deliver strategic facility master planning services for the modernization of Riddle Hospital in Malvern.

The patient pavilion encompasses various key components, such as a new main entry, 68 adaptable patient beds capable of accommodating different levels of care, an upgraded surgical suite catering to both inpatient and outpatient procedures, 10 operating rooms, three procedure rooms, a radiology lab, pharmacy services to support the new inpatient beds, and a women’s center. The women’s center will offer a range of facilities, including 17 spaces dedicated to postpartum care, four labor and delivery suites, as well as eight NICUs for newborns in need of specialized attention.

Arcadis was the lead design firm and P. Agnes was the general contractor.

Main Line Health Riddle Hospital Pavilion offers comprehensive healthcare services, encompassing orthopedic, maternity, and cardiovascular care. With a focus on modernization, the design team developed a forward-thinking plan to replace the outdated hospital with a state-of-the-art facility, equipped to adapt to the ever-evolving healthcare landscape. The master plan addresses the relocation of the departments in the north and east wings along with the future demolition of the east and south wings.

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As part of the agreement, Baptist Health will become a partner member of MD Anderson Cancer Network. This means the Baptist Health cancer program will be operationally and clinically integrated with MD Anderson so that patients at Baptist MD Anderson will benefit from the same range of multidisciplinary care options as available in Houston, including access to ongoing cancer research and select clinical trials.

The institutions have agreed to launch the Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, which is anticipated to open in the fall of 2015, providing a single destination for coordinated, multidisciplinary cancer care for adults in the Jacksonville region.

Initially, the program will be housed in the Baptist Outpatient Center on the campus of Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, where the Hill Breast Center is currently located. This temporary home will be replaced by a new cancer care building, which will begin the design and build process in the coming months, with an expected open date of 2017. This dedicated facility will be designed to serve a spectrum of cancer care needs, from screening and diagnosis to treatment and survivorship.

Baptist Health and MD Anderson are working together to recruit oncologists and other medical and surgical experts to join the existing cancer care staff. The goal is to replicate the MD Anderson model of care.

“The final approval of this agreement brings us one step closer toward the realization of our partnership with an international leader in cancer care,” said Hugh Greene, president and CEO of Baptist Health, in a statement. “We look forward to bringing Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center to operational and clinical reality over the coming months.”

MD Anderson is the largest freestanding cancer center in the world. Since it began in 1941, nearly 1 million patients have sought cancer care and prevention services provided by the center. MD Anderson ranks first in the total amount of grant dollars from the National Cancer Institute and employs more than 20,000 people, including more than 1,800 physicians and scientists.

Baptist Health includes five hospitals with 1,129 beds, 1,644 medical staff and more than 250 outpatient facilities throughout north Florida and southern Georgia. All four of Baptist Health’s adult hospitals have National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)-accredited breast centers, including Hill Breast Center in Jacksonville, which is the only dedicated breast center of its size in the region.

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