Holland Hospital - Healthy Life Fall 07

Expansion Highlights

Emergency team in action

In June 2004, Holland Hospital broke ground for the largest expansion in its 90-year history.

In the three years since, some key aspects of the project have already been completed and put into service, most notably:

an expanded and streamlined Emergency Department
a new Cardiac Pulmonary Rehabilitation facility
a large and inviting Café

Now, the hospital is poised to open to the public its largest addition yet – a completely new, main-level Intensive Care/Telemetry Unit and a Special Care Nursery. And more! On this page, read about the other improvements that are an integral part of Holland Hospital's expansion.

New clock tower on Michigan Avenue

Clock tower
The hospital's most noticeable addition is its new four-faced timekeeper. The 50-foot-tall clock keeps accurate time through a satellite global positioning system.

New entrance, lobby and
gift shop
Visitors to the hospital can now enter through a scenic boulevard off 27^th Street. Inside, a spacious lobby leads them to the brand new Gift Shop and The Café, which now offers outdoor seating. Clear directions and signs make it easy to find patient floors, conference rooms and other areas of the hospital.
Note: People coming to the hospital for outpatient or inpatient medical services should continue to enter from the parking ramp on the hospital's west side.

Chapel and healing garden
Located just off the lobby, the new chapel will serve as a spiritual sanctuary for people of all faiths. Adjacent to the chapel is the new healing garden – a 1,000-square-foot enclosed area filled with foliage and trees, benches, stone walkways and a waterfall wall – where visitors, patients and staff can go for quiet contemplation in a natural setting.

Cameo from 1927 is on view in the historical hallway

Historical hallway
The hand-carved cameo and other unique architectural pieces that once marked the original 1927 hospital building (now torn down to make way for the expansion) have a place of honor in the new historical hallway. Also on display are artifacts from Holland Hospital's past.

Lower level: Pharmacy, lab and
conference center
The hospital Laboratory and Pharmacy, both staff-only areas on the lower level, incorporate state-of-the-art technology and well-planned work areas for optimal workflow efficiency and safety.

The new Laboratory has a large area for the automated lab system and smaller sub-labs. It was designed to accommodate current cutting-edge technology – such as computer-assisted image analysis (which aids in early cancer detection) and the new pathology information system (which uses a barcode system to track specimens and software to aid in interpreting results) – with flexibility to adapt to future needs.

The new Pharmacy, located in a high-security area, doubles the work area for preparing medications and loading the automated Pyxis system, which dispenses correct doses of patient medication directly to nurses on patient floors. A key addition is a new "clean room" for pharmaceutical compounding. "It's a sterile IV preparation area that is equivalent to the best on the planet," asserts Pharmacy Manager Marc Lewis.

Also on the lower level is a contemporary conference center that can accommodate up to 180 people for health-related classes, presentations and seminars.

Construction Director
Mike Parker

Self irrigation
The groundwater is only 22 feet below the surface under Holland Hospital. To build a stable foundation for the addition, construction workers made more than 160 "auger cast piles" – 3½-foot-wide pillars in the ground made by drilling down 85 feet and filling the wide holes with concrete. As for the water, "We have pumps constantly running underneath us," explains Mike Parker, director of construction for the hospital. "At the driest part of the year we're pumping out 55 to 155 gallons of water every hour." The water is used to irrigate the hospital grounds (19 acres), with the surplus returned to the aquifer. Even runoff from parking lots is filtered and recycled.

An eye to the future
Future projects are already in the making. Over the next two years:

the old hospital façade will be replaced to match the new brick pattern
inpatient Behavioral Health Services (now on the second floor) will be moved to 6-West following renovations

When these are completed, "about 80 percent of the hospital will have been completely redone," Parker says.

Even so, current projects are accomplished with an eye to future expansions, if they become necessary. For instance, the new addition was built to support three more floors above it, and miles of surplus cables and wiring are stored in the walls for future hook-up.

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Healthy Life Holland Hospital Our Services Health Information Find a Physician	Expansion Highlights Emergency team in action In June 2004, Holland Hospital broke ground for the largest expansion in its 90-year history. In the three years since, some key aspects of the project have already been completed and put into service, most notably: an expanded and streamlined Emergency Department a new Cardiac Pulmonary Rehabilitation facility a large and inviting Café Now, the hospital is poised to open to the public its largest addition yet – a completely new, main-level Intensive Care/Telemetry Unit and a Special Care Nursery. And more! On this page, read about the other improvements that are an integral part of Holland Hospital's expansion. New clock tower on Michigan Avenue Clock tower The hospital's most noticeable addition is its new four-faced timekeeper. The 50-foot-tall clock keeps accurate time through a satellite global positioning system. New entrance, lobby and gift shop Visitors to the hospital can now enter through a scenic boulevard off 27^th Street. Inside, a spacious lobby leads them to the brand new Gift Shop and The Café, which now offers outdoor seating. Clear directions and signs make it easy to find patient floors, conference rooms and other areas of the hospital. Note: People coming to the hospital for outpatient or inpatient medical services should continue to enter from the parking ramp on the hospital's west side. Chapel and healing garden Located just off the lobby, the new chapel will serve as a spiritual sanctuary for people of all faiths. Adjacent to the chapel is the new healing garden – a 1,000-square-foot enclosed area filled with foliage and trees, benches, stone walkways and a waterfall wall – where visitors, patients and staff can go for quiet contemplation in a natural setting. Cameo from 1927 is on view in the historical hallway Historical hallway The hand-carved cameo and other unique architectural pieces that once marked the original 1927 hospital building (now torn down to make way for the expansion) have a place of honor in the new historical hallway. Also on display are artifacts from Holland Hospital's past. Lower level: Pharmacy, lab and conference center The hospital Laboratory and Pharmacy, both staff-only areas on the lower level, incorporate state-of-the-art technology and well-planned work areas for optimal workflow efficiency and safety. The new Laboratory has a large area for the automated lab system and smaller sub-labs. It was designed to accommodate current cutting-edge technology – such as computer-assisted image analysis (which aids in early cancer detection) and the new pathology information system (which uses a barcode system to track specimens and software to aid in interpreting results) – with flexibility to adapt to future needs. The new Pharmacy, located in a high-security area, doubles the work area for preparing medications and loading the automated Pyxis system, which dispenses correct doses of patient medication directly to nurses on patient floors. A key addition is a new "clean room" for pharmaceutical compounding. "It's a sterile IV preparation area that is equivalent to the best on the planet," asserts Pharmacy Manager Marc Lewis. Also on the lower level is a contemporary conference center that can accommodate up to 180 people for health-related classes, presentations and seminars. Construction Director Mike Parker Self irrigation The groundwater is only 22 feet below the surface under Holland Hospital. To build a stable foundation for the addition, construction workers made more than 160 "auger cast piles" – 3½-foot-wide pillars in the ground made by drilling down 85 feet and filling the wide holes with concrete. As for the water, "We have pumps constantly running underneath us," explains Mike Parker, director of construction for the hospital. "At the driest part of the year we're pumping out 55 to 155 gallons of water every hour." The water is used to irrigate the hospital grounds (19 acres), with the surplus returned to the aquifer. Even runoff from parking lots is filtered and recycled. An eye to the future Future projects are already in the making. Over the next two years: the old hospital façade will be replaced to match the new brick pattern inpatient Behavioral Health Services (now on the second floor) will be moved to 6-West following renovations When these are completed, "about 80 percent of the hospital will have been completely redone," Parker says. Even so, current projects are accomplished with an eye to future expansions, if they become necessary. For instance, the new addition was built to support three more floors above it, and miles of surplus cables and wiring are stored in the walls for future hook-up. Home>
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