OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Emergency Department
Peoria, Illinois
Fourth Year Advanced Studio
Emergency Department
Peoria, Illinois
Fourth Year Advanced Studio
“THE U.S. HEALTH SYSTEM SPENDS A HIGHER PORTION OF ITS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, BUT RANKS 37 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO PERFORMANCE.” - WORLD HEALTH REPORT 2000 - HEALTH SYSTEMS IMPROVING PERFORMANCE
THIS DICHOTOMY MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH EMERGENCY SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS DICHOTOMY MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH EMERGENCY SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES.
Peoria, Illinois
Regional Population: 2.1 Million
Third Largest Metro Area in State of Illinois
Home to:
Caterpillar Corporation
Bradley University
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Children's Hospital of Illinois
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
Regional Population: 2.1 Million
Third Largest Metro Area in State of Illinois
Home to:
Caterpillar Corporation
Bradley University
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Children's Hospital of Illinois
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
Area Hospital Comparison
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
731 Beds
Teaching Hospital
Home to Children's Hospital of Illinois (127 Beds)
Level 1 Trauma Center with Life Flight Access via Interstate 74
5000 Employees
700 Physicians
Methodist Hospital (MMCI)
330 Beds
Acute Care Community Hospital
Heart Program and Family Practice
Level 2 Emergency Department
Nursing School
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
731 Beds
Teaching Hospital
Home to Children's Hospital of Illinois (127 Beds)
Level 1 Trauma Center with Life Flight Access via Interstate 74
5000 Employees
700 Physicians
Methodist Hospital (MMCI)
330 Beds
Acute Care Community Hospital
Heart Program and Family Practice
Level 2 Emergency Department
Nursing School
Site and Hospital Campus Overview
Bad things will happen in this area........Design for them.
Site Plan
Site Photos
Patient must be first.......Facility will be Patient/Family Centered and Physcian/Staff Friendly.
The competition was not about designing just an Emergency Department, it was about gaining an understanding of the most complicated social system humans have ever developed. The competition was also about exploring how we, as architects, might help simplify the dichotomy.
As a team, we designed an Emergency Department that would serve as a Level 1 Trauma and Burn Center as well as have the capability to increase patient intake by 200% in the event of a mass casualty event.
Healthcare design models, specifically the Plaintree Model, were utilized in patient room and spacial layout.
The competition was not about designing just an Emergency Department, it was about gaining an understanding of the most complicated social system humans have ever developed. The competition was also about exploring how we, as architects, might help simplify the dichotomy.
As a team, we designed an Emergency Department that would serve as a Level 1 Trauma and Burn Center as well as have the capability to increase patient intake by 200% in the event of a mass casualty event.
Healthcare design models, specifically the Plaintree Model, were utilized in patient room and spacial layout.
Emergency Department Entry
Emergency Department Floor Plan
Emergency Department Expanded Emergency Plan
Nursing Station Layout Theory and Plan
Staff spaces are off stage so patient do not enter the exam room from the staffs workspace in the Emergency Department. This layout allows staff to function productively without interruption and patients do not see what is occurring behind the scenes while allowing patient and staff privacy when necessary, but direct access to the patient room from the visitor area and the staff area simultaneously. This delineation of spaces reinforces the Plaintree Models concept of onstage and offstage spaces and functions.
Staff spaces are off stage so patient do not enter the exam room from the staffs workspace in the Emergency Department. This layout allows staff to function productively without interruption and patients do not see what is occurring behind the scenes while allowing patient and staff privacy when necessary, but direct access to the patient room from the visitor area and the staff area simultaneously. This delineation of spaces reinforces the Plaintree Models concept of onstage and offstage spaces and functions.
Nursing Station
The hospital healing Environment is a critical part of the design. It is important to patients, visitors, and hospital staff. Natural colors, woods, and patterned glass in addition to images of nature are used at material and art throughout the Emergency Department to reinforce the feeling of well-being.
