In 2015, Logan Health Medical Center (then known as Kalispell Regional Medical Center) in Kalispell, Montana, undertook a major expansion and renovation of its emergency department. The project aimed to address the growing demand for emergency care in the Flathead Valley, with the hospital seeing over 12,000 patients in the ED that year.
Our engineers defined the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing parameters of this renovation which included relocating offices in order to demolish the Emergency Room waiting and triage areas to make way for upgraded patient-care rooms, as well as removal and consolidation of air handling systems. The final phase included a renovation of the former emergency room and constructed a new ambulance bay.
Features of this operating room include:
- Expanding the number of emergency treatment rooms from seven to twelve, with the flexibility to expand to thirteen.
- Adding five “fast-track” rooms for less urgent cases like sore throats or sprained ankles.
- Installing new medical equipment, including stretchers and a second pneumatic tube system for lab specimens.
- Creating an overflow area for surges in patient volume.
- Establishing a dedicated Security Services office within the Emergency Department.
