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How a New England hospital
utilized the evidence-based
design process to recognize
efficiencies, save money,
and, most important, improve
patient outcomes
BY KIRSTEN WALTZ
GUTTER CREDIT
In
2005, Baystate Medical Center
(BMC) in Springfield, Massachusetts, launched a process to improve
its most outdated buildings and better serve the needs of its expanding
patient population. The push to modernize BMC was
driven by senior leadership within Baystate Health,
with the goal of updating the facility's aging infrastructure and double-occupancy patient rooms.
BMC had served as a cornerstone of the region's
health care infrastructure for well over a century.
The hospital's roots extended back to 1870, when
Springfield City Hospital was just one of 178 acute
care hospitals in the United States. It was renamed
Springfield Hospital in 1883 and moved to its
current location in 1889. Today, BMC is the largest hospital within the Baystate Health System, a
multi-institutional, integrated health care organization serving 750,000 people throughout Western
New England. BMC has been recognized nationally
for quality, safety, and critical care excellence, and
has received magnet recognition by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction
that places the hospital's nursing staff among the
finest in the nation.
The improvement process began with the formulation of a 15-year master plan devised by a steering
committee that included executive board members,
clinical leaders, and facility management. The plan
called for the replacement of an outdated patient
tower with a multi-phased extension consisting of
three new patient towers.
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