University of Kansas Hospital building new patient tower

The $280 million building will have 92 beds


The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City is building a new  $280 million patient tower, according to an article on the Healthcare Construction + Operations website.

The seven-story facility will have 92 beds, 12 operating rooms and specialty areas in neurosciences and surgical oncology, including ear, nose and throat cancers. The 92 beds will include 28 intensive care beds.

The building features a modular skin system, which involved constructing the steel frame off site, shipping and erecting it on site, and then mounting prefabricated curtain wall panels, the article said.

The hospital has seen patient volume grow 30 percent in the last five years, according to the article. Its fastest growing services — neurosciences and surgical oncology — have grown nearly 40 percent over that period.

Read the article.

 



April 15, 2015


Topic Area: Project News for Healthcare Facilities


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