Medical

Presbyterian Hospital East Expansion, Albuquerque, NM

The Albuquerque Presbyterian Hospital East Expansion project is a $40 million, 150,000 s.f., three-phase expansion. The project scope provides construction documents for a 5th, 6th and 7th floor addition to be built on top of the existing east expansion, originally constructed in 1980, and designed by Chavez-Grieves.

Chavez-Grieves is providing construction documents to support utility infrastructure upgrades to service the addition and documents describing the required seismic upgrades at the existing east expansion. The seismic upgrades are necessary because the seismic design loads required by the building code have significantly increased since 1980. The CG team provided intensive coordination and value engineering during the design and bidding process, as well as construction administration, including site observations, shop drawing review and contractor assistance.

Chavez-Grieves proposed a structural system that has elevated floors with structural concrete over a composite metal deck supported by composite steel beams and composite steel girders. The roof includes a metal deck over steel joists and steel beams supported by steel girders, and the vertical support system will have steel columns. The lateral system includes steel braced frames.
Presbyterian Hospital is the largest acute care hospital in New Mexico, and serves as a major tertiary medical center for the state. It operates in a mixed business and residential area at the geographic center of Albuquerque.

Critical Care Pavilion, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM

Chavez-Grieves provided structural design through construction administration for an addition to the existing hospital complex, the Children's Hospital and Critical Care Pavilion. It consists of a six-story addition programmed at 395,425 gsf. It is located west of the existing hospital, on the site between the existing building and the primary parking structure. This site initiates a total replacement strategy for the future development of the hospital and reorients access to the medical campus. Four primary programs are included: the Children's Hospital, Adult Critical Care, Birthing Center and Emergency Department. A heliport has been incorporated into the new facility. Appropriate infrastructure was designed to support modern technologies, clinical education and limited research functions. A small food service emporium is also included. The building was designed to be flexible, energy efficient and easy to maintain.

The Pavilion includes connection to campus steam and chilled water plants through the University service tunnel, as well as connection to UNMH's physical plant for all other utilities. The work includes landscaping, hardscaping, grading, drainage and the removal of existing buildings. It also includes design of a new entry from Lomas Blvd. via Yale, to the hospital parking garage and demolition of the UNM "north" chiller plant. The Children's Hospital and Critical Care Pavilion are being constructed in phases so that safe access and the full range of services are maintained at all times.