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.