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Hybrid Operating Suite & Cath Prep/Recovery Unit

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Project Details:

Client:

Yuma Regional Medical Center

Category:

Renovation

Date:

2014

About

This innovative, highly-intricate project involved creating a hybrid operating room for the Heart Center of Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC). It is significant for placing an operating room environment within the Heart Center itself for cardiovascular procedures, making YRMC the first medical center in Arizona to combine cardiovascular exam facilities with operating facilities outside the OR suite, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. The approach was so new that the Arizona Department of Health had never before reviewed plans that presented this idea. It also included installing advanced Philips imaging technology that was currently in use at the time by only six hospitals in the southwest region.

For this innovative facility, ARCHSOL collaborated with professionals from a variety of disciplines, including cardiovascular surgeons, anesthesiologists, cardiologists, nurses, physicians, imaging providers, operating room design experts, and other mechanical and electrical vendors.

The design needed to be a hybrid concept, to create a facility that would combine the traditional diagnostic functions of a cath lab with the surgical functions of an operating room. This would enable surgeons to perform minimally-invasive and open surgical procedures in the same room.

Only existing space could be used, so the plans had to consider the limitations of room heights and spaces already there. The design itself was extremely intricate and precise, to accommodate technology and equipment, and the project as a whole demanded the exacting standards of developing an operating suite. The precise placement of the ceiling-mounted cath lab and the operating room equipment was integral to the project’s success.

Construction needed to be seamless and the risk of delay or cost overrun had to be reduced as much as possible. ARCHSOL applied the necessary risk-management discipline to minimize change orders, which saved the client money and helped ensure that the facility would open on schedule.

With this state-of-the-art hybrid operating suite, YRMC becomes a leader in Arizona in providing patients the latest advancements in addressing cardiovascular disease.

Key Features

  • Hybrid diagnostic and surgical function
  • Cutting-edge Philips imaging technology
  • Unconventional placement of OR in Heart Center
  • Collaborative design effort with multidisciplinary experts
  • External healing garden on roof
  • Intricate planning to accommodate technology

Additional images

Hybrid OR & Cath Recovery Unit Complete



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