By Healthcare Facilities Today

The Winn Army Community Hospital recently completed a new musculoskeletal wing, the hospital’s first major expansion since it’s opening more than 30 years ago.

The $24 million, 65,000-square-foot Liberty Wing is the first of two phases with a total cost of $74 million. The first floor of the new wing houses physical therapy, occupational therapy, orthopedics and podiatry programs. Behavioral medicine and social work services occupy the second floor. Phase I also includes an expansion to the facility’s central utility plant, according to an article on the Healthcare Construction + Operations website.

The additions to the hospital will seek LEED Silver certification and extend services to approximately 40,000 soldiers and active duty family members based at Fort Stewart. Due to Base Realignment and Closure and Grow the Army initiatives, the hospital is also expected to see an increase of 15,000 patients, the article said.

Landscaped courtyards throughout the hospital will provide a calming and relaxing space for healing, while a new central atrium takes in natural lighting from the clerestory windows above and through the north-facing glass wall for the main interior walkway, the article said. Sustainable design features at the clinic include vegetative and highly reflective roofs, recycled materials, energy-efficient building systems and stormwater reduction systems.

Read the article.