St. Elizabeth Hospital Master Facility Plan Appleton, Wisconsin BCS Contact: Rob Stieg, AIA Project Value: Concept Completion Date: February 2003 April 2006 (Update)

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Project Description
BCS was originally engaged by Affinity Health System to prepare a Master Facility Plan for the St. Elizabeth Hospital campus in 2002. A visioning session was held with the hospital’s administrative team to develop and prioritize future strategies. Strategic directives developed from this session included reconfiguring outpatient facilities, optimizing utilization, and improving access across the regional system. The plan also includes a system configuration among product lines that best lends itself toward consolidation and/or redistribution within or around the St. Elizabeth Hospital campus. Each strategic directive was evaluated using key criteria including capital requirements, market and growth opportunities, and community outreach and image improvements. BCS was engaged in early 2006 to verify the strategic objectives and update the master facility plan as needed.

Key Objectives
	Create a plan for facility flexibility and expansion
	Provide universal and all private room designs
	Enhance image of facilities and increase on-site parking
	Outline the incremental development of facilities to improve outpatient process and functionality, improve patient access and wayfinding, expand product-line services, limit replacement of support (non-revenue) functions, expand the campus area and parking, and replace and modernize old facilities and nursing units

Unique Challenges
	Existing facility must remain operational during construction and demolition
	Key services and multiple sites must be considered
	Multiple entrances to key outpatient services and poor wayfinding
	Oldest building houses the most important nursing functions
	Limited expansion opportunities on hospital site and limited parking

Solutions
The result is an updated Master Facility Plan that improves access across the Affinity Health System, links community needs with hospital services and image, distributes services through the system within the most cost-effective and market sensitive approach to delivery, and optimizes the site’s capacity to accommodate growth, increase flexibility, and improve functionality. Phase I of the master plan has been completed, while Phase II is now being implemented.