Client
John Muir Health
Designer
Ratcliff Architects
Location
Walnut Creek, California
Size
400,000 Square Feet
Completion Date
2011
Delivery Method
General Contracting
The Tom and Billie Long Patient Care Tower at John Muir Medical Center is a 400,000-square-foot building with a five-story, 242-bed medical tower and a central utility plant. It includes an underground loading dock to John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek's existing campus. The project includes an imaging area, three operating room suites, pharmacy, kitchen, neonatal intensive care unit, post-partum unit, pediatric unit, critical care unit, emergency department observation unit, cath labs, and medical/surgical units.
The facility was designed to foster healing. Gardens provide needed respite for patients, visitors, and staff. Most patient rooms are located on the perimeter of the building, providing views of the outdoors and allowing natural light to enter the interior spaces.
Awards
2011 AGC of California Constructor Award
2011 ENR California Best Project Award (Merit, Healthcare)