C L A R K / K J O S A R C H I T E C T S

Columbia Health District

Community Hospital

Guiding Principles

1. Welcoming and Customer-Minded (superior

service/fast, friendly, convenient)

2. Optimization of Space

3. Operational Clustering (inpatient and outpatient)

4. Way finding Ease

5. Separation of Circulation

6. Functional Efficiency

7. Healing Environment

8. Long–term Flexibility & Expandability

9. Flexible Patient Rooms

10.Financial Stewardship

11.Inclusive Planning Process, including

community forums

12.Staff- and Provider-Friendly

(recruitment/retention)

13.Produce a Positive Patient and Family

Experience

C L A R K / K J O S A R C H I T E C T S

Columbia Health District

Community Hospital

Goals:

Function

Capitalize on opportunities with other community resources… hospital

is catalyst for community health, including:

– Public health activities (screening, immunization etc)

– Consider secure patient care (possible service of county prisoners)

–        Wellness program / health education

Community is expecting:

• 24 hr emergency care

• Lab / Imaging / Colonoscopy

• Wound care / re-hydration

• Day surgery (eventually)

• No swing beds

• No tertiary care

• Should be a community gathering place – develop community

relationships around health and wellness

• Consider drug / alcohol rehab program and psychiatric services

(possible detox unit)

• Consider occupational medicine

• Consider ophthalmology 

• Consider impact of large scale disaster planning (especially chemical

and industrial accidents)

• Legacy clinic will close existing lab and x-ray – provide new in hospital

• Provide opportunities for physicians to be close to hospital

• No long term care

• Consider ‘non-traditional’ care in future

• Space for rape assessment

Form:

• State of the art, should inspire confidence

• Orient design to population (consider demographic projections)

• Use natural light / materials

• Love of the outdoors

• Tend toward conservative but influx of new residents may influence

• Professional but casual

• Warm and friendly

• Partner with nature

• Consider playfulness (remember children)

• Should be ‘First Rate’

• Great food service (but appropriate to scale of facility)

• Incorporate the arts

• Healthy environment / renewable

• Safe (good infection control)

Time:

• Current service forecast is through 2015. Need to define limit of growth

for hospital

• Should allow for future development of medical offices to help with

recruiting

Economy:

• High quality

• Highly functional and look good

• High value but not cheap 

• Durable / low maintenance (consider life cycle cost)

• Appearance should be ‘state of the art’

• Budget = $12.25m (less 3mo. operating expense)