St. John's Hospital ED Expansion and Renovation Maplewood, Minnesota Boldt Contact: Ken Greve Project Value: Concept Architect HGA ED Consultant Lennon Associates, Inc.

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Project Description
BCS was engaged by St. John’s Hospital, a member of HealthEast Care System, to provide program management services for their $61 million campus expansion and remodeling project. The ED expansion and renovation is the fourth phase of this 5-phased campus redevelopment project.
St. John’s current ED is approximately 13,100 square feet and is handling 38,000 visits per year. Future projections suggest volume increasing to 55,000 site visits per year. Currently, the ED is operating in undersized space consisting of 22 rooms.

Unique Challenges
	Current ED surface parking is located where the ED expansion needs to occur
	The footprint of the ED expansion will serve as base for maternity care center expansion which will occur simultaneously on top of the ED expansion

Solutions
	A two level vertical expansion of the existing parking ramp adjacent to the ED will occur to replace the lost surface parking lot.
	The plan calls for 20,300 square feet of new ED space which will include 18 treatment rooms along with support spaces. This space will be built while the existing ED remains operational without any disruptions.
	Once the new space is completed, the ED will function out of the new space while the existing department is remodeled. Upon final completion, the new/remodeled ED will contain 32 rooms, approximately 33,400 square feet, and include 8 resuscitation and 24 treatment rooms.
	A design by Jim Lennon will be implemented using a center support core, with exam and treatment rooms surrounding the core, and public circulation areas wrapping the exam and treatment rooms. The design is similar to that of a thermometer, with the temperature sensor going up and down, just as staffing needs to flex up and down based on need. The design will accommodate up to 35,000 future visits and will also respond accordingly to staffing volumes.