Phases I, II, and III, Central Peninsula General Hospital, Soldotna, AK
Wood Harbinger provided the mechanical and electrical design and construction administration services for this multi-phase project. Highlights for Phases I and II include a new 80,000 SF three-level structure, a significant addition relative to existing facilities. The new addition follows concepts promoted in the “Planetree” concept for healthcare, which strives to create a warm, family-type atmosphere. The main floor is dedicated to surgery functions and includes five operating rooms, an outpatient surgery clinic, and support services, such as decontamination and clean supply. The upper level provides space for 44 beds, including six for Intensive Care and one for Secure Care, and the Pharmacy. The lower level, which is below grade, houses the Laboratory, Conference Center, office space, and the main electrical and mechanical rooms. All air handling equipment is located in a 10,000 SF penthouse. The program includes shell space for expansion of the Laboratory. In addition, budget concerns have been addressed by “shelling out” space on all three levels, including two operating rooms, six patient rooms, and the Conference Center. Ultimate expansion within the building footprint includes infill of 13,500 SF of covered parking on the main level. Except for connections to the central plant for steam and some bottled medical gasses, all mechanical systems for the addition are independent of existing systems.
Phase III renovated selected areas vacated by functions that moved to the new addition. Predominant among the remodeled areas are the Emergency Room, Childbirth Center, Radiology Suite, and Admitting Offices. Initial concepts envisioned wholesale replacement of aging multi-zone air handling systems. Further development reduced the scope to tenant improvement type work, except that three major outside air intakes are relocated away from the helipad and nearby parking areas. Finally, an addition was constructed adjacent to the expanded main entrance so that Food Services are relocated away from their remote location in the basement.