PROJECT OVERVIEW

The original hospital on the banks of the St. Johns River was built in 1914, the hospital needed more space for heart patients and also wanted a space devoted exclusively to cardiovascular specialties. The hospital was in dire need of additional ICU rooms as well as a consolidated space for heart patients because the existing ICU space was insufficient for the number of cardiac patients St. Vincent’s was taking in. St. Vincent’s Health needed to erect a new structure more affordably and quickly to minimize disruption to the adjacent existing hospital building.

Read more about this project in the Summer 2025 issue of Ascent.

PRECAST SOLUTION

Owner

Ascension Health

Architect

Gresham Smith

Contractor

Haskell

Structural Engineer

McVeigh & Magnum Engineering (now IMEG)

Precast Concrete Producer/Photo Credit

GATE Precast

Key Project Attributes

• The hospital needed more space for heart patients and also wanted a space devoted exclusively to cardiovascular specialties. The hospital was in dire need of additional ICU rooms as well as a consolidated space for heart patients because the existing ICU space was insufficient for the number of cardiac patients St. Vincent’s was taking in.
• The lower level provides parking while the two middle levels provide space for patient care, including 30 medical and surgical rooms as well as 30 intensive care rooms.
• The new pavilion is about 12 ft off the ground, meeting the requirements for a 500-year flood event.

Project/Precast Scope

• Total–precast concrete offered an affordable solution for establishing a space that could be expanded for future growth if needed.
• The flexibility of precast concrete construction also allows for potential future vertical expansion of the pavilion.
• Total–precast concrete construction streamlined the building process, reduced the number of trades required on-site and minimized disruptions on a jobsite with limited laydown areas for products and installation.