VCU Health Community Memorial Replacement Hospital

South Hill, Virginia, United States

Situated on 283 SQM in rural Virginia, this new 15,500 SQM, technologically advanced facility features 70 private rooms, 10 coronary intensive care rooms, and an emergency department. Acclaimed for having the most advanced cardiac care in the region, the hospital has a permanent cardiac catheterization lab along with diagnostic services including MRI, CT, nuclear medicine, cardiac, vascular and pulmonary studies. Structurally significant features include a standalone, vertically cantilevered stone blade wall extending nearly four meters horizontally from the building and four meters above the roof, bisecting the main entrance canopy. There is also a concrete shear wall designed to resist seismic loading along with utilization of a short aggregate pier soil improvement method in lieu of a deep foundation system. The design for an additional level as well as a Medical Office Building (MOB) connector was also incorporated into the hospital design. This project has also garnered the ENR Mid-Atlantic Award of Merit in Health Care.