Porter Adventist Hospital
Emergency Department Expansion
Denver, Colorado
Date: 2004
Cost: $2,500,000
Area: 19,000 GSF
This project consisted of the expansion of the existing emergency
department that included: two new trauma rooms, a new cardiac room, five new urgent exam rooms, 14 new exam/treatment rooms, a newradiographic room and a new CT Scan room. The design also included a new decontamination shower, five new nurses stations, a new securityoffice, waiting rooms, cashier, vending area, public restrooms, an info desk, counseling rooms and a new nurses core area including: sterile supply, medication, soiled utility, break room, locker room, nurse manager’s office and conference room. Some of the system features included:
New 480/277V and 208/120V power distribution;
Expansion of critical, life safety and equipment branch power
distribution;
Coordination of electrical contractors scope with GE radiography and CT scan equipment installation requirements;
Design of power and telephone/data connection to Hill Rom
headwall units;
Coordination of electrical contractor’s scope with Hill Rom
nurse call/nurse locator system;
Design of direct/indirect lighting systems in corridors and exam rooms;
Design of power for exam lighting, task lighting, trauma/cardiac room lighting, under-cabinet lighting and pendant lighting at info desk;
Design for intercom, CCTV, entry door control and panic alarm in psychiatric area;
Design of pathways for telephone and data systems;
Design of power for new air handling units, VAV boxes, fire/smoke dampers, medical gas alarms, etc;
Design of new fire alarm system including new FACP and
annunciation at nurse stations, smoke door control and elevator recall;
Design of smoke detection for complete coverage system;
Design of fire alarm chime/strobe devices;
Design for interface of fire alarm system with HVAC system including duct detection in air handlers and fire/smoke dampers.
