Image courtesy Skagit Valley Hospital An expansion to Skagit Valley Hospital will include a curved façade with glass panels.

Project description: The Skagit Valley Hospital expansion project consists of a three-story building plus full basement totaling 220,000 square feet. Part of the building will be shelled for future expansion. The new facility will provide: a larger emergency/trauma unit; a state-of-the-art surgical services department with six operating rooms; an expanded critical care unit with universal rooms that are flexible to the needs of acutely ill patients; a larger birth center with improved amenities for families; and private patient rooms. The structure will be reinforced concrete with the north façade as a curved, glazed wall. Interior decoration and wayfinding will reflect the several ecosystems of the Skagit Valley area. A two-story energy plant will be constructed and a total of 540 parking spaces will be provided for the facility, which will extend across Montgomery Street and into the existing hospital parking lot, between 13th and 15th streets. Address: 1415 E. Kincaid St., Mount Vernon, north of the existing hospital Cost: $65 million (construction) $87 million (total) Type of contract: General contractor/ construction manager Start of construction: June 2005 Expected completion date: September 2007 Contractor: Hoffman Construction Co., 1505 Westlake Ave. N., Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98109, (206) 286-6697 Architect: Kaplan Mclaughlin Diaz, 1011 Western Ave., Suite 1011, Seattle, WA 98104, (206) 467-1004 Owner: Public Hospital District No. 1, Skagit Valley Hospital Owner’s representative: Ritter Aalhus Construction Management Project participants: Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs (structural) — Brumbaugh and Associates (landscape architect) — Cdi Engineers (mechanical) — GeoEngineers (geotechnical) — Kelly Brandon Design (signage) — Korbel Associates (medical equipment) — Lerch Bates and Associates (vertical transportation, pneumatic tubes) — Materials Testing and Consulting (testing, inspection) — Penhallegon Associates Consulting Engineers (civil) — Rider Hunt Levett and Bailey (independent cost consultant) — Seeks Design Associates (interior design) — Sparling (electrical) — Swisslog (pneumatic tube contractor) — Technology Management (technical) — Transportation Solutions (traffic flow consultant) — Yantis (acoustical) Copyright ©2006 Seattle Daily Journal and DJC.COM. Comments? Questions? Contact us.