Updating an Aging Facility to Provide Care to Children Throughout the Northwest

SRG was retained to conduct a needs study of this pediatric orthopedic specialty hospital in 2006. Originally constructed in 1980 on OHSU’s Marquam Hill Campus, the hospital was suffering from overcrowded conditions in its inpatient care unit and clinic, and a year-long wait list for surgery patients. With no available land to use for expansion, the only viable solution was to utilize air-space above the adjacent parking structure to construct a 73,600 SF addition to relocate and expand the departments of surgery and inpatient care. The project was completed in 19 separate phases of construction on the original schedule estimated at the time of the GMP, with no disruption to ongoing hospital operations. The vacated areas of the hospital were renovated to improve conditions in the outpatient clinic, radiology, and medical staff support departments, and a separate family housing area was created. The project was completed in 2011, $3 Million under its original budget.