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A mobile crane helping build our new rooftop terrace will swing into action at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, to hoist concrete. The dawn start — scheduled for one day only – is necessary because the concrete supplier begins deliveries early.
The terrace will open this fall atop the Forest Zone adjacent to the Cancer Care Unit. The crane will be on site various days through Sept. 5.
Thanks for your patience as we complete this eagerly awaited improvement.
Two new state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization “cath” labs will open late this fall. We’re building the labs in the Mountain zone just outside the former Emergency Department.
Cath labs provide cardiovascular diagnostic services and interventions such as balloon angioplasty, stent placement and other cardiovascular care. The new labs are designed as hybrid spaces where surgical procedures can be performed without needing to transfer patients to an operating room.
New equipment, which won’t fit in the existing space, will emit less radiation. Plus, a new video system will allow the cath lab team to share their work around the world.
This is another in a series of posts describing upcoming construction projects at Seattle Children’s.
Seattle Children’s is committed to meeting the growing needs of the children and families we serve. Over the next year, we’ll complete a number of important projects to improve and expand our care. This is the first in a series of posts about each project.
We recently started work to expand our Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit to 41 inpatient beds from 20 beds – a much needed increase that will help us better serve our region’s children and families.
Each of the 41 single-patient rooms will accommodate one parent staying with their child. The unit will include a living room, lounge, dining area, classroom, exercise area and recreation room so that patients can easily transition from activity to activity throughout the day.
When work is complete in the spring of 2015, the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit will consist of 16 beds in the existing unit on level four of the River zone and 25 beds on level 5 of the River/Mountain zone. The construction team is working closely with the unit staff, patients and families to ensure everyone is safe and there are no disruptions to patient care during construction.
We’re pleased so many of our neighbors joined us on Saturday, June 14, as we celebrated completing phase one of our Livable Streets Initiative and presented Bike to School Month awards in partnership with the Cascade Bicycle Club. Thanks everyone!
Phase one of the Livable Streets Initiative is the first step in a journey that began in 2010 when Seattle Children’s made a commitment to complete various neighborhood transportation improvements as part of our 20-year master plan. After collecting ideas and comments from the community, we identified and completed five phase one projects. They are: